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01:12, 8 March 2026
An oil depot caught fire after a drone attack in the Krasnodar region.
A drone attack caused a fire at an oil depot in Armavir.
00:13, 8 March 2026
Journalists accused of blocking sidewalks during protests in Tbilisi
Netgazeti journalist Mariam Dzidzaria and Tabula's Mariam Kuprava have been accused of blocking the sidewalk during daily protests outside the Georgian parliament building.
23:17, 7 March 2026
Two Chechen fighters were killed in the SVO zone.
Zelimkhan Batukaev and Alkhazur Saikhanov from the Vedensky district were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 260 Chechen fighters have been officially confirmed dead.
Sergey Melikov. Screenshot of a photo from his Telegram channel from March 6, 2026, https://t.me/melikov05/5121.
22:17, 7 March 2026
The Kremlin's reticence has raised questions about the outcome of Melikov's report.
The Kremlin website's report on Vladimir Putin and Sergei Melikov's meeting took up only two lines, though the republic's leader reported on his Telegram channel that he had spoken about Dagestan's economic achievements and support for the North Caucasus Military District. According to sources, Melikov requested 20 billion rubles for a number of projects, including the construction of an ice rink.
21:17, 7 March 2026
The "Strength in Unity" march ended with a protest outside the Georgian parliament.
The march, under the slogan "Strength in Unity," united representatives of the opposition alliance created to dismantle the regime. Participants in the march and rally outside the Georgian parliament demanded new elections and the release of political prisoners.
The inscription on the swimming trunks that led to the child's disqualification. Still from the video "Typical Krasnodar" from March 7, 2026, https://t.me/tipichkras/76181.
20:17, 7 March 2026
A swimmer from Krasnodar was disqualified from competition due to an English-language inscription.
A foreign brand's name on her swimming trunks and cap led to a child's disqualification from the Krasnodar Krai Swimming Championship. Regional administration officials cited the size of the inscription, not the language, as the reason for the disqualification, even though the competition regulations do not limit the size.
19:17, 7 March 2026
A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the SVO zone.
Hamlet Arakelov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 384 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.
Evacuation at a checkpoint in Azerbaijan. Screenshot from a photo from Report from March 7, 2026, https://report.az/ru/vneshnyaya-politika/iz-irana-v-azerbajdzhan-evakuirovan-1761-grazhdanin-66-stran
18:17, 7 March 2026
282 Russian citizens were evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan.
More than 1,790 people were evacuated from Iran through the Azerbaijani checkpoint, including 282 Russian citizens.
17:17, 7 March 2026
The Georgian State Security Service has begun investigating allegations of a "terrorist school."
The branch of Al-Mustafa International University in Georgia has come under scrutiny by the State Security Service (SSS) following allegations of links to terrorism after its former rector, Alireza Arafi, joined Iran's interim leadership council.
16:17, 7 March 2026
Social media users questioned Iran's involvement in the attack on Nakhichevan.
Although the Iranian president apologized to neighboring countries for attacks on their territory, the UAV strikes on Nakhchivan raise questions, social media users pointed out. Several commentators suggested that Iran's adversaries may have been interested in the attack, or that the strikes were staged.
15:17, 7 March 2026
The lack of specifics regarding fuel oil in Anapa has outraged Telegram users.
The latest government commission report does not contain specific data on the cleanup of the fuel oil spill and does not clarify the chances of reopening Anapa's beaches, social media users noted.
14:17, 7 March 2026
An officer from Volgograd was killed in combat.
Police Lieutenant Alexei Zvonkov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,709 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
13:17, 7 March 2026
The Rostov-on-Don prosecutor's office has demanded a ban on a Christian Baptist organization.
The district prosecutor's office in Rostov-on-Don has found violations in the activities of the International Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists and demanded its ban.
A truck with the flags of Iran and Russia. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop.
12:18, 7 March 2026
About 200 stranded truck drivers have been allowed to cross the Iranian border.
Heavy-duty truck traffic, including from Dagestan, across the Iranian-Azerbaijani border has resumed as normal, according to the Association of Road Carriers. The forced idling of a truck at the border allows the carrier to avoid liability for cargo damage, the lawyer noted.
11:18, 7 March 2026
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.
Shakhmirza Tagirov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,839 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
Azerbaijani Embassy staff at the Astara border crossing. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/vneshnyaya-politika/sotrudniki-posolstva-azerbajdzhana-v-tegerane-evakuiruyutsya-iz-irana
10:20, 7 March 2026
Azerbaijani diplomatic mission staff evacuated from Iran
Employees of the embassy in Tehran and the consulate general in Tabriz were evacuated to Azerbaijan.
09:21, 7 March 2026
12 drones were shot down in two regions of the Southern Federal District.
Last night, the military shot down six drones in the Rostov region and six in the Volgograd region.
Farid Mehralizade. Photo: https://yenixeber.az/ferid-mehralizade-saxlanilib-din-den-aciqlama-114522
08:22, 7 March 2026
Mehralizade asked for an acquittal in his cassation appeal.
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has begun hearing the cassation appeal against the sentence of economist Farid Mehralizade, convicted in the Abzas Media case. The defendant and his defense have declared his innocence and called for the verdict to be overturned.
A UAV in flight. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
07:23, 7 March 2026
Drones were shot down in three districts of the Rostov region.
Military personnel shot down drones in the Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, and Millerovsky districts of the Rostov Region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
Vasily Krasinsky. Photo from the Rudnyansky District Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/moya_rudnya/1892
06:29, 7 March 2026
A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.
Vasily Krasinsky from the Rudnyansky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,708 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
News
A building on Kabardinskaya Street in Nartkala. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic https://t.me/kbr_sledcom/2739 Officials in Nartkala are under investigation for the condition of an apartment building.

A court in Nalchik sentenced a serviceman for abandoning his unit.

Orphans from Kabardino-Balkaria spoke about years-long housing waiting lists.

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.