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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.
Ballots. Photo: Elena Sineok, "Yuga.ru"
12:59, 19 September 2026
Residents of Elista considered the activity of voters significant.
On the first day of voting at polling stations in Elista, many came to vote, residents reported. According to the Kalmykia election commission, turnout exceeded 21%.
12:02, 19 September 2026
Grozny voters refrained from protest voting.
Residents of Grozny said that they do not plan to express protest through voting or to refuse to show up at the polling station on election days.
11:06, 19 September 2026
Sochi beaches are closed due to the threat of an attack from the sea.
Authorities in Sochi have restricted access to beaches and embankments due to the threat of an attack by unmanned boats.
10:08, 19 September 2026
The observer reported a violation at the polling station in Gelendzhik.
The safe with filled ballots was found outside the video surveillance zone at the polling station in Gelendzhik, said observer Svetlana Terezhol.
Ruben Vardanyan. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
09:12, 19 September 2026
Vardanyan reported to the Azerbaijani ombudsman about violations of the rights of convicted Armenians.
Convicted citizens of Armenia in Azerbaijan are deprived of phone communication and visits with relatives, they are not provided with medical examinations, and their walking time has been reduced, stated the former state minister of Nagorno-Karabakh.
08:14, 19 September 2026
Drones were shot down in the Rostov region.
The military shot down drones in Rostov-on-Don and two districts of the Rostov region.
The Gandzasar Monastery, which has become one of the subjects of discussion after the diplomats' visit to Karabakh. Photo: JAMnews https://t.me/jamnewsru/31190
07:16, 19 September 2026
Azerbaijani activists and scholars joined the dispute over the diplomats' visit to Karabakh.
More than 50 Azerbaijani NGOs stated in a joint statement that claims against Baku due to the visit of foreign diplomatic missions to Karabakh hinder the establishment of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan supported the authorities' version that the Gandzasar Monastery is a monument of Caucasian Albania.
05:15, 19 September 2026
Olga Shchekina is charged with violating the curfew.
The puppet theater actress Olga Shchekina, who was kidnapped by unknown individuals while leaving a special detention center in Rostov-on-Don, is accused of violating the curfew in Donetsk.
04:15, 19 September 2026
Members of the precinct electoral commissions in Sochi talked about the first day of voting.
At the polling stations in Sochi, there was varying activity; however, a significant portion of voters voted early, noted members of the precinct electoral commissions. They pointed out that many voters do not see elections as a way to influence what is happening in the country.
03:15, 19 September 2026
Astrakhan voters assessed the prospects for protest voting
Residents of Astrakhan named the main problems in the region and the country as fuel shortages, poverty among the population, and rising prices, while they assessed the prospects for protest voting in the elections skeptically.
02:15, 19 September 2026
Budget workers in North Ossetia spoke about the demands to ensure voter turnout in the elections.
Employees of budget institutions in North Ossetia reported that the management is forcing them to participate in the elections and even send photo reports. Some residents believe that protest voting in these elections is impossible, while others are convinced that this is a way to express their dissatisfaction.
01:16, 19 September 2026
Kambolov once again ignored the presidential candidate debates in South Ossetia.
In the latest presidential candidate debates in South Ossetia, only Murat Valiev and Kazbek Kodoev participated. Marat Kambolov once again did not show up, and candidate Zurab Kokoev was absent from any of them. The candidates touched on topics of local self-government, preservation of the Ossetian language, and ecology.
00:17, 19 September 2026
Don voters spoke about the first day of voting
At polling stations in Rostov-on-Don, there was a noticeable mass voting by budget employees on the morning of September 18, and the election commission reported a turnout of 25% only in the first half of the day. Residents of the Rostov region, surveyed by "Caucasian Knot", noted electoral apathy and do not believe in protest voting.
Protesters outside the Parliament of Georgia, September 17. Photo: Giorgi Mumladze / Facebook*
23:49, 18 September 2026
Pro-European rallies in Georgia continue for 660 days
Participants of the rallies in Batumi and Tbilisi on the 660th day of protests demanded the release of political prisoners. One of them, doctor Georgy Chakhunashvili, was released today as part of a plea deal with the prosecution.
23:14, 18 September 2026
Pashinyan excluded the operation of state institutions of Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia.
The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, stated that he will not allow the activities of state structures of Nagorno-Karabakh on the territory of the country. The authorities of the unrecognized republic intend to start consultations with Armenian parties, while Karabakh activists demand to legally enshrine the status of displaced persons as victims of genocide.
22:37, 18 September 2026
Less than 33% of those affected by the spring floods in Dagestan received payments.
The authorities of Dagestan reported on payments to nearly 89 thousand residents of the republic who were recognized as victims of the flooding. The total amount of payments reached 3.4 billion rubles.
Taleh Bagirzade. Photo: https://musavat.com/news/haci-tale-bagirzade-vehhabilerin-arxasinda-dayanan-oliqarxlar-var_298639.html?d=1
21:58, 18 September 2026
The court in Baku refused to dismiss the case against Taleh Bagirzade's sons.
The defense of the two minor sons of the leader of "Muslim Unity" Taleh Bagirzade, accused of beating a schoolgirl, insists on the absence of a crime, but the court rejected the lawyers' petition to dismiss the case. The mother of the teenagers claims that their prosecution has political motives.
21:37, 18 September 2026
A resident of Derbent was fined for displaying extremist symbols
The Derbent City Court fined a 40-year-old local resident, finding him guilty of publicly displaying the symbols of an extremist organization.
20:47, 18 September 2026
The police warned Volgograd activists against actions during the elections.
In Volgograd, the police warned civil activists about the inadmissibility of actions during the elections. At some polling stations in the regional center today, there were queues of budget employees.
News
Vladimir Atamanchuk was released from the detention center after three days of arrest.

A resident of Krasnodar was fined for a comment about Putin's entourage.

Children walk along the edge of the road due to the lack of a sidewalk. Frame from the video https://t.me/tipichkras/83286 The state of pedestrian infrastructure in Krasnodar has given rise to criticism of officials.

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.