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A participant in a protest in Tbilisi for the 469th day in a row. Photo: Publika / https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1702986737767536&set=pcb.1702986831100860

22:41, 11 March 2026

Supporters of Georgia's European integration have held protests for the 469th day in a row.

Those convicted of participating in protests are required to admit guilt in order to apply for early release, their relatives said at a daily rally outside the Georgian parliament.

21:38, 11 March 2026

The court acquitted Gagik Tsarukyan in the election bribery case.

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court has found Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan not guilty of vote-buying during the 2017 parliamentary elections.

20:47, 11 March 2026

Several high-rise buildings were damaged in a drone attack in Kuban.

Drone debris struck multi-story buildings in Anapa and Sochi and the courtyard of a multi-story building in Krasnodar. Authorities said there were no injuries.

20:12, 11 March 2026

A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted for being absent from his unit.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Zurab Aliyev to six years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

19:17, 11 March 2026

Volgograd City Hall proposed postponing a rally in defense of Telegram due to the shelling.

A Volgograd resident who applied to the authorities for permission to hold a rally against the blocking of Telegram was asked to postpone the event "until the situation stabilizes." The organizer refused, after which "plainclothes men" approached her.

An open hatch. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

19:01, 11 March 2026

Residents of Nalchik have called the problem of open manholes systemic.

Residents of the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria have highlighted the urgency of the problem of open manholes on the streets. A claim for damages for the pensioner who fell into the manhole may be filed as part of the ongoing case.

18:20, 11 March 2026

A Dagestani soldier was killed in the SVO zone.

Sergei Melikov presented an award to the family of Arsen Sultanbekov, who was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,855 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

17:45, 11 March 2026

A court in Stavropol ordered compensation to be paid to Khalit Mustafayev's family.

The Predgorny Court awarded 3.8 million rubles in compensation to the parents and brother of Khalit Mustafayev, who was killed by a security officer during a chase in 2020.

16:47, 11 March 2026

Dagestan authorities have called on retailers to curb price increases ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

Speculation on religious holidays is unacceptable, said the head of the Dagestan government, calling on municipalities to monitor prices in stores and markets.

15:49, 11 March 2026

Azerbaijani activist Zyaki sentenced to lengthy prison term

A Baku court sentenced activist Zamin Zyaki to 7.5 years in prison. He pleaded not guilty and claimed he was being persecuted for his public activities.

14:54, 11 March 2026

The director of a Rostov plant pleaded guilty to billion-dollar embezzlement.

Alexander Dyachenko, former general director of the Tenth Bearing Plant in Rostov-on-Don, pleaded guilty to a 2.2 billion ruble fraud case involving state defense contracts.

13:57, 11 March 2026

Residents of Chechnya explained their inability to pay zakat by a lack of savings.

Believers in Chechnya admitted that due to everyday expenses, they are unable to save enough to pay the religious tax during Ramadan.

12:58, 11 March 2026

A new batch of Russian grain was shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Eleven train cars carrying Russian grain were dispatched from Baku to Armenia today. The volume of grain shipped from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan exceeded 22,000 tons.

11:59, 11 March 2026

A private home in Sochi was damaged in an airstrike.

A drone attack destroyed the roof of a private home in the Adler district. Authorities have promised assistance to the homeowner.

11:00, 11 March 2026

More than 8,850 combatants from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO.

At least 4,355 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,496 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

10:01, 11 March 2026

Ten fighters from Makhachkala have been identified as killed in Ukraine.

Government officials presented awards to the families of Makhachkala residents killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,854 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Drone. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

09:02, 11 March 2026

Residents of the Rostov region lost power as a result of a drone attack.

Residents of the village of Chertkovo in the Rostov region were left without power last night as a result of a drone attack; power has now been restored. Drones were also shot down in the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions, as well as in the Kuban region, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Azerbaijani IDPs. March 11, 2026. Photo: Report https://report.az/daxili-siyaset/xocavend-ve-xocali-rayonlarina-novbeti-koc-karvanlari-yola-salinib1214323465

08:00, 11 March 2026

The number of Azerbaijani families returned to Karabakh has exceeded 7,500.

Today, 184 members of Azerbaijani families who fled during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Gırmızı Bazar and the village of Khanabad. In total, more than 30,000 Azerbaijanis from 7,541 families have returned to the towns and villages of Karabakh.

Residents of a dilapidated dormitory in Nalchik. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

06:59, 11 March 2026

Human rights activists called on Kokov to prevent the eviction of dormitory residents.

The Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Center called on the head of the republic, Kazbek Kokov, to influence the leadership of the agricultural university in Nalchik and prevent the eviction of former university employees from their dormitory.

The renovated beach in Vityazevo. Still from the Kuban Emergency Response Center video: https://t.me/opershtab23/15344

05:59, 11 March 2026

Authorities reported that Anapa's beach was being filled with imported sand.

In the Anapa village of Vityazevo, restoration of a test section of the beach using imported sand has been completed.

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