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18:14, 17 August 2026
An Ingush resident has been sentenced to a long term for assisting terrorists.
The Southern District Military Court found Ingush resident Askhab Batiev guilty of assisting members of an international terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation and sentenced him to 10 years in a strict regime prison.
Beach in Anapa. Photo: Yuri Ozarovsky https://vk.ru/seaoz
17:17, 17 August 2026
Seaweed and clay dust greeted vacationers at Anapa beaches.
The entrance to the sea at Anapa beaches is covered with seaweed, and a strong wind raises clay dust from the sand brought to the coast after an oil spill, bloggers report.
16:49, 17 August 2026
A resident of Kuban has been sentenced to a long term for passing data about the army.
A resident of the Krasnodar region will spend 21 years in a correctional facility and a strict regime colony for passing information about the Armed Forces' units to representatives of the Legion "Freedom of Russia"*.
16:17, 17 August 2026
Two soldiers from Kalmykia were killed in the SVO zone.
Viktor Sharapov and Yuri Anbushinov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 254 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.
15:14, 17 August 2026
The court sentenced Rosreestr employees in Kuban to real prison terms.
7.5 and 9 years in prison were received by employees of the Rosreestr in the Krasnodar region for accepting bribes.
13:00, 17 August 2026
One person died in a drone attack in the Astrakhan region.
A drone attacked a house where a resident of the Yenotayevsky district and her son were located, resulting in the woman's death.
Refueling in Makhachkala. August 16, 2026. Photo by Oleg Ionov for "Caucasian Knot".
12:33, 17 August 2026
Drivers spoke about the difficult fuel situation in Dagestan.
For Dagestani motorists, amid the fuel crisis, monthly gasoline expenses have increased by several thousand rubles, forcing them to cut back on trips, drivers reported. Creating a competitive environment would solve the problem in the fuel market of Dagestan, but for now, prices are being restrained by pressure from law enforcement and authorities, analysts noted.
11:51, 17 August 2026
A fighter from the Rostov region was killed in the zone of the special military operation.
Contract soldier Roman Mikhovich was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 973 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
10:53, 17 August 2026
Menyaylo's report on support for students from large families caused skepticism among the residents of North Ossetia.
Compensation for part of the expenses for the education of children from large families in colleges and technical schools has been introduced in North Ossetia, reported the head of the republic, Sergey Menyaylo. Local residents, commenting on his report on social media, doubted the accessibility of the new support measure and criticized the limitation on its recipients.
09:54, 17 August 2026
50 families of forced migrants returned to the Khojavend and Shusha districts.
In the villages of Khojavend and Shusha districts, more than 220 family members of forced migrants returned today.
Sidewalk in Novoznamenksy. Frame from the video https://t.me/typodar/62764
08:55, 17 August 2026
The condition of pedestrian infrastructure in Krasnodar has given rise to criticism of officials.
The sidewalks in the residential area of Novoznamenksy in Krasnodar have overgrown with grass, and there are no trees along the pedestrian zones, a local resident complained on Telegram. Other city residents, commenting on her complaint, criticized the quality of landscaping and pointed out the lack of comfortable conditions for pedestrians.
Drones in the sky. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
07:56, 17 August 2026
The Rostov region was subjected to a massive drone attack.
Last night, air defense forces neutralized more than 50 drones in the Rostov region.
Artists from North Ossetia are recording a video appeal to the head of the Investigative Committee. Frame from the video https://www.instagram.com/chp___vladikavkaz/reel/DcEnDsWsAKg (the activities of Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia)
06:57, 17 August 2026
Residents of North Ossetia criticized officials after the artists' video appeal to Bastrykin.
The authorities of North Ossetia must provide a workspace for a group of honored artists who were forced to record a video appeal to the head of the Investigative Committee, complaining about their eviction from the workshop, residents of the republic indicated on social media.
05:57, 17 August 2026
The wife of the former vice-governor of Kuban, Nesterенко, asked Putin to protect her husband's rights.
An official appeal to Vladimir Putin, the Supreme Court, and the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia was published by the wife of the former vice-governor of Krasnodar Krai, Alexander Nesterенко, who is accused of exceeding his official powers. She called the case fabricated and stated there were violations in her husband's case.
04:58, 17 August 2026
Andrey Marchenko denied the allegations of organizing prostitution.
The former owner of the Marton hotel chain, Andrey Marchenko, denied the allegations of organizing prostitution; however, the court in Krasnodar refused to terminate his prosecution on this charge.
03:59, 17 August 2026
Analysts assessed the gasoline supplies from Georgia to Abkhazia.
The batch of gasoline that a private Georgian company supplied to Abkhazia was small, and there was no political subtext to it, Abkhaz experts believe. Georgian analysts considered the gasoline supplies to be legal, especially since food products have long been supplied to Abkhazia, for example.
02:59, 17 August 2026
One village remains cut off from transport communication in Dagestan after the July bad weather.
After the heavy rains in July, the village of Taltsukh in the Tlyaratinsky district remains cut off from transport communication in Dagestan.
02:00, 17 August 2026
22 artists participated in the VI symposium "Colors of Dizak" in Armenia.
In Kapan, the final exhibition of the VI symposium "Colors of Dizak" has opened, where 22 artists presented 41 works of art.
Loading grain onto a ship. Screenshot from photo by RIA "Dagestan" https://riadagestan.ru/news/economy/rosselkhoznadzor_dagestana_prokontroliroval_eksportiruemoe_v_iran_zerno
01:00, 17 August 2026
Agrarians in southern Russia have been forced to lower the selling prices of grain.
In July, the Stavropol Krai became the leader in the amount of grain sent by rail, including to ports, but against the backdrop of attacks on Novorossiysk, a reduction in exports is inevitable. As a result, agricultural producers are lowering prices even below cost.
Situation at the gas station. Still frame from the video "Krasnodar/Teletype" from 16.08.26, https://t.me/tipichkras/82120.
00:00, 17 August 2026
The accident in the queue for gasoline in Kuban resulted in three casualties.
A truck at high speed crashed into a queue of cars at a gas station on the Ust-Labinsk — Belorechensk highway in the Krasnogvardeysky district, one person died, and two others were injured, sources reported.
News
A state of emergency has been introduced in Kuban due to problems with grain sales.

Tatyana Pimenova. Photo provided to "Caucasian Knot" by Tatyana Pimenova. The court sided with the large family from Tuapse in their dispute with officials.

The fire occurred at a Kuban enterprise after a UAV attack.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.