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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.

19:52, 18 September 2026

A resident of Makhachkala is accused of calls for terrorism.

For publishing a video in which law enforcement saw justification for terrorism and calls for terrorist activity, a resident of Makhachkala faces up to seven years in prison.

19:23, 18 September 2026

Makhachkalintsy doubted the possibility of protest voting

Residents of Makhachkala told "Caucasian Knot" that elections in their surroundings are hardly discussed, and mainly budget workers and civil servants go to the polling stations. They do not observe any protest voting and do not consider it a way to express their position.

18:56, 18 September 2026

Nalchik residents spoke about their attitude towards voting on the first day of the elections.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, a three-day voting process has begun for the elections to the State Duma and municipal authorities. Some voters considered participation mandatory, while others explained to the correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" why they would not go to the polling station.

18:09, 18 September 2026

Zarema Musaeva has once again been denied conditional early release.

The Shali City Court of Chechnya has once again refused to satisfy the petition for the conditional early release of Zarema Musaeva, who has been imprisoned for about five years.

Southern District Military Court. Photo: www.donland.ru

17:33, 18 September 2026

The minor from Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of attacking police officers.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a minor resident of Kabardino-Balkaria to seven years in prison for preparing a terrorist act and attacking police officers in 2024.

FSB officers detain the suspect. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

16:56, 18 September 2026

The FSB reported the prevention of a gas pipeline explosion in Maisky.

A native of the Chernihiv region with Russian citizenship has been arrested in Kabardino-Balkaria on charges of preparing a sabotage and treason.

Ahmed Abazov. Photo: https://www.yabloko.ru/regnews/karachaevocherkesiya/2026/09/17

16:07, 18 September 2026

The "Apple" candidate for Karachay-Cherkessia withdrew from the elections after threats.

The candidate from the "Apple" party, Ahmed Abazov, withdrew his candidacy for the State Duma elections after he and his family began receiving threats demanding that they withdraw from the election campaign.

15:58, 18 September 2026

The German authorities have expelled seven asylum seekers from Chechnya.

Seven natives of Chechnya have been deported from Germany, despite the fact that they provided German authorities with evidence of persecution in their homeland.

15:41, 18 September 2026

Sources reported on the torture of the Tsuroev brothers after their deportation from Turkey.

The natives of Ingushetia, Movlat and Yusup Tsuroev, were tortured after being handed over to the Russian side. They were allowed to meet with their relatives only after publications about their deportation, sources reported.

15:22, 18 September 2026

Commentators supported Bzhinava against the backdrop of the criminal case due to publications about Basayev.

The criminal case against the Abkhaz lawyer Irakli Bzhinava due to publications about Shamil Basayev is unfounded. Bzhinava is a decent person and a patriot of Abkhazia, stated some social media users. Other commentators reminded that Basayev organized terrorist attacks in Budyonnovsk, Moscow, and Beslan, and demanded not to justify him.

15:04, 18 September 2026

Kuban authorities reported no injuries after the drone attack on the polling station.

A drone attack on a school gym in the Gulkievsky district, where a polling station was located, occurred at night before its opening. There are no casualties or injuries, authorities reported today.

14:27, 18 September 2026

The court denied Mikhail Semenov's conditional early release.

The court denied the climber from Karachay-Cherkessia, Mikhail Semenov, conditional early release, considering that the necessary period for filing a petition has not yet expired. The defense believes the calculation of the term is erroneous and announced its intention to appeal the ruling.

13:27, 18 September 2026

The condition of the road infrastructure in Nalchik has given rise to criticism of officials.

On Atazhukina Street in Nalchik, children find it difficult to cross the road at night due to the lack of lighting and pedestrian crossings, complained a local resident. Other residents of Nalchik, commenting on her complaint on social media, pointed out the absence of sidewalks, the poor condition of the road, and criticized the city administration for the state of the street's infrastructure.

12:30, 18 September 2026

The drone attack disrupted the operations of polling stations in Sochi.

Polling stations in Sochi temporarily suspended operations due to a drone attack. Commission members, observers, and voters were moved to shelters, and after the threat was lifted, the stations resumed operations.

11:32, 18 September 2026

The polling station in Kuban has been relocated after a drone attack.

In the Krasnodar region, one polling station has been moved to a backup location after windows were shattered in the building during a drone attack.

10:59, 18 September 2026

The lawyer reported the abduction in Rostov-on-Don of the former actress from Donetsk.

The former puppet theater actress from Donetsk, Olga Shchekina, was placed in a car and taken away by unknown masked individuals after serving ten days of administrative arrest in Rostov-on-Don, her lawyer Ilya Slyusarev stated. According to him, the police did not investigate the identities of these people.

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

10:04, 18 September 2026

Residents' houses were damaged during drone attacks on the Rostov region and Kuban.

During the drone attack on the Rostov region, residential houses, cars, gas pipes, and power lines were damaged. In the Krasnodar region, drone fragments fell on two houses, a school gym, and an outbuilding.

The widow and son of a combat veteran. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

09:04, 18 September 2026

The bailiffs demanded that the Yeremeyev family in Gelendzhik demolish the house by October 1.

The bailiffs demanded that the Yeremeyev family demolish their house in the village of "Pushkinsky Dol" by October 1. In the house lives a first-group disabled person, Alexander Yeremeyev, who, according to his relatives, has no other housing, and officials suggested that he submit documents to be recognized as low-income and join the general housing queue.

08:46, 18 September 2026

A fighter of "Akhmat" from Kalmykia was killed in Ukraine

Alexander Burlutkin from Elista was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 261 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

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