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08:30, 20 September 2026

More than a hundred drones were shot down in the Rostov region.

Last night, the military shot down drones in 11 municipalities of the Rostov region.

Copies of the law on the presidential elections in South Ossetia. Frame from the video of GTRK "Ir" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCcjc_EYDXs

07:32, 20 September 2026

The European Union and Georgia condemned the elections in South Ossetia.

The presidential elections in South Ossetia indicate Moscow's attempts to strengthen control in the region, stated the European Union. The elections held are illegal and have no legal consequences, noted the Georgian Foreign Ministry.

06:34, 20 September 2026

Restrictions on visiting beaches in Sochi have been lifted.

Access to beaches and embankments in Sochi has been allowed, which was restricted due to the threat of attack by unmanned boats.

05:35, 20 September 2026

The authorities of Georgia denied the information about granting international protection to Tatarintsev.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia called the information about granting international protection to Russian deserter Vladislav Tatarintsev a complete lie.

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

04:35, 20 September 2026

Five private houses were damaged in a drone attack in Kuban.

Drone debris damaged the glazing, roof, and cladding of five private houses in the Slavyansky district.

03:36, 20 September 2026

Activists reported a scheme of election fraud in Lazarevskoye.

The elections for the State Duma deputies in the Lazarevskoye stanitsa are accompanied by abnormal discrepancies in turnout data and the active use of remote voting, local public figures reported.

02:37, 20 September 2026

The flood prevented residents of Khosta from participating in the voting.

Residents of the Khostinsky district of Sochi complained that due to the flow of water rushing down from Mount Bythha, they were unable to reach the polling station and vote in the elections.

01:37, 20 September 2026

"Yabloko" reported obstacles to the work of observers in Stavropol.

Observers at polling station No. 109 in the Stavropol region were prohibited from moving around the premises, and from their designated spot, part of the ballot boxes and booths are not visible, reported the "Yabloko" party.

00:38, 20 September 2026

Kambolov is elected president of South Ossetia.

The Central Election Commission of South Ossetia has summarized the final results of the presidential elections in the republic. 84.95% of voters cast their votes for Marat Kambolov, who is recognized as the elected president.

Polling station. Photo: press service of the election commission of Kuban, https://vk.ru/wall-154091417_2171

23:39, 19 September 2026

The observer reported a violation at the polling station in Krasnodar.

Observer Ekaterina Burdyukova called the police to polling station No. 2014 in Krasnodar after discovering a tenfold discrepancy between the number of records of early voters in the logs and the data submitted to the election commission.

Mourning march in Yerevan. Frame from the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezc0ldEUaR4

22:42, 19 September 2026

Participants of the action in Yerevan demanded that the UN ensure the return of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Participants of the mourning "March of Memory" held in Yerevan sent a petition to the UN office calling for condemnation of the Azerbaijani authorities' policies and for measures to ensure the safe return of residents who left Nagorno-Karabakh after the hostilities in September 2023.

Polling station. Photo: press service of the Volgograd region election commission, https://vk.ru/wall-107502631_1412

21:44, 19 September 2026

The abnormally high turnout alarmed Volgograd analysts.

The election commission's data that more than 36 percent of voters in the Volgograd region voted on Friday suggests that such turnout may be related either to artificial inflation of the figure or to coercion to participate in the voting, local analysts indicated, stating that they see signs of the use of administrative resources in it.

At the polling station. Photo by the press service of the Rostov region election commission, https://vk.ru/wall-112174791_8255

20:46, 19 September 2026

Rostov voters noted the absence of queues at polling stations on the second day of voting.

In the Rostov region, voters do not perceive elections as a platform for protest, as dissent can be expressed in other ways. On Saturday, there was no excitement at the polling stations, no queues, people went to vote one by one or in small groups, local residents reported.

Makhachkala. Frame from the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CESVUij95j8

19:47, 19 September 2026

The authorities' report on road works caused skepticism among the residents of Makhachkala.

The administration of Makhachkala reported on the repair of the roadway of several city streets. Local residents, commenting on this report on social media, pointed out the inadequate quality of the road works, called it patching holes, and complained about the poor condition of other streets.

Polling station in Dagestan. Photo: press service of the election commission of the republic, https://vk.ru/wall-206427809_1815

18:49, 19 September 2026

Makhachkala voters expressed doubt about the significance of their participation in the voting.

At some polling stations in Makhachkala, there were almost no voters, and one of them had only about 15 ballots in the box, voters reported. They attributed the low turnout to apathy and disbelief in change, expressing doubt that their votes could alter the political situation.

Marat Kambolov. Photo from Marat Kambolov's Telegram channel - https://t.me/maratkambolov/226

17:51, 19 September 2026

Kambolov is leading in the presidential elections after processing 99% of the protocols.

After processing 99% of the protocols from the precinct commissions, Marat Kambolov received 85.12% of the votes from the voters in the presidential elections of South Ossetia.

At the polling station in Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: press service of the republic's election commission - https://t.me/izbirkom_kbr/8108

16:52, 19 September 2026

Voters from Kabardino-Balkaria demanded solutions to pension and tariff issues on the second day of the elections.

State Duma deputies must cancel the pension reform, address the housing issues for orphans, and the rise in tariffs, prices for medicines and food, voters from Kabardino-Balkaria indicated on the second day of voting.

A law enforcement officer at the polling station. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

15:54, 19 September 2026

Miklyukov's party colleagues from "Yabloko" shared details of his detention.

After the detention of the observer from "Yabloko", Boris Miklyukov, in the Rostov region, his whereabouts remained unknown for some time, and a person who participated in the court, introducing himself as a lawyer, took Miklyukov's phones and stopped communicating, reported his party colleagues.

At the polling station in Chechnya. Frame from a video on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel - https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/6930

14:56, 19 September 2026

The human rights activist reported on pressure on voters in Chechnya.

Security forces in Chechnya conducted unofficial raids on the homes of residents registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs before the elections, and school class leaders are gathering parents of students and organizedly sending them to polling stations, said human rights activist Maxim Rudnev.

Power lines. A still from a video on the YouTube channel Energon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSpaL_0alGU

13:58, 19 September 2026

The increase in the electricity tariff has caused dissatisfaction among the residents of Dagestan.

The electricity tariff in Dagestan will increase by 11.3% starting October 1, the republican Ministry of Energy reported. Residents of the republic, commenting on the announcement of the tariff increase on social media, complained about rising expenses against the backdrop of low salaries and pensions, and also pointed out regular power outages.

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