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Mountains in the Naur District of Chechnya. Photo R S G, http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/group/50747788820557
11:43, 3 June 2014
The Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of the Chechen Republic has reported that the earthquake that struck the territory of the republic in the afternoon on June 2 had no consequences. Local residents report about some cracks that appeared in foundations and walls of some houses.
A police car. Photo http://uazcentr.ru/
09:41, 3 June 2014
Three soldiers and five policemen were wounded by explosions in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia; they were hospitalized. One of the soldiers died in the hospital, the republic's law enforcement bodies have reported.
The defence of Said Amirov and Yusup Djaparov in the courtroom of  the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Rostov-on-Don, May 16, 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:59, 3 June 2014
On June 2, in Rostov-on-Don, at the trial in the case against Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who is temporarily dismissed from office and accused of plotting a terror act, the court interrogated four witnesses invited by the defence.
Kurchaloyevsky District Central Hospital. Chechnya, May 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:58, 3 June 2014
The presumable reason for the mass poisoning of the villagers of Ishkhoi-Yurt is in the water from an open source they use for drinking, cooking, and other domestic needs. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the Ministry of Health of Chechnya.
07:39, 3 June 2014
In Dagestan, serious violations have been committed during the Unified State Exam (USE). Meanwhile, parents have made attempts to threaten and bribe public observers. This was announced by Maxim Zhukov, Assistant Chief of the "Rosobrnadzor" (Russia's Federal Supervisory Agency for Education and Science), on June 1 at the meeting with the heads of the departments for education.
Pyotr Zaikin, advocate of Ruslan Kutaev, near the building of the Urus-Martan City Court. May 23, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:30, 2 June 2014
Today, at the trial in the case against Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, accused of drug possession, a prosecution witness has given testimony, which conflicts with the official version on the circumstances of the detention of human rights defender.
Community and witnesses in the case against Oleg Sheveiko near the building of the Central District Court of Sochi. June 2, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:09, 2 June 2014
Today, in Sochi, the court has pronounced the resolution to stop the proceedings in the case against Oleg Sheveiko, ex-Chief Architect, who was accused of negligence, in connection with the expiry of period for prosecution.
19:47, 2 June 2014
In Ingushetia, five policemen and one military man were injured in two explosions. This was reported by an official of the Sunzha ROVD (District Interior Division).
Bakhtiyar Guliev. Photo http://www.nidavh.org/
18:36, 2 June 2014
Bakhtiyar Guliev, an activist of the movement "Nida", sentenced to seven years of imprisonment, has made a statement. In his statement, he has announced he quitted the organization. The activist has also appealed to President Ilham Aliev asking for granting pardon to him.
Said Amirov (to the left) and Yusup Djaparov, defence is in the front of the courtroom. Rostov-on-Don, May 13, 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:05, 2 June 2014
On Monday, in Rostov-on-Don, at the trial in the case against Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who was dismissed from office and accused of plotting a terror act, the court has questioned his personal assistant Askhabov. The latter has stated he had never seen Abdulgalimov at the city administration.
11:29, 2 June 2014
In the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, unidentified persons shelled a Granta car, driven by a staff member of the gas company "Dagestantransgaz". This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The victim died at the place because of his injuries.
09:31, 2 June 2014
According to the press service of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the attack took place in the village of Komsomolskoe. A man in mask entered the house, shot and killed the teacher, who used to work in the village of Sauri of the Tsuntin District.
Special operation in Kabardino-Balkaria. May 2014. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/
00:44, 2 June 2014
During the week from May 26 to June 1, 2014, at least four persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, three persons were killed and one wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Alexander Ankvab. Sukhum, March 24, 2014. Photo © Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Abkhazian President, http://www.abkhaziagov.org/president/press/photo/2014-03-24-140000
22:20, 1 June 2014
Alexander Ankvab has handed the seal of the Abkhazian President to Valery Bganba, Parliament Speaker, appointed by the Parliament as Acting President of Abkhazia. This was reported by Kristian Bjaniya, Press Secretary of Alexander Ankvab.
Members of the organizing committee of the "Extraordinary Congress of Dagestani Nations" Ruslan Rasulov, Gadzhi Mirzaev and Nurmagomed Gazimagomedov in the office of the Dagestani branch of the party "A Just Russia" after an attempt of holding a meeting has been disrupted. Makhachkala, April 19, 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:28, 1 June 2014
On May 31, Makhachkala hosted the "Extraordinary Congress of Dagestani Nations". Delegates to the Congress have proposed the Russian President to dismiss Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov ahead of schedule and appoint one of the three Dagestani politicians in his position.
04:33, 1 June 2014
In Sochi, construction of the Olympic facilities led the house of the Kapustin family to the state unfit for living. This was stated by the Kapustin family members. However, despite the expertise, which supports the arguments of the family members, the court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Kapustin family.
A presentation of the book written by Polina Zherebtsova, a documentary journalist and a poet entitled "An Ant in Glass Jar; 1994-2004. Chechen Diaries". Moscow, May 30, 2014. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:33, 1 June 2014
On May 30, the Sakharov Centre in Moscow hosted a presentation of the book written by Polina Zherebtsova, a documentary journalist and a poet entitled "An Ant in Glass Jar; 1994-2004. Chechen Diaries".
23:05, 31 May 2014
The Public Council and the authorities of Sochi have expressed their intention to create a gambling zone in the Imereti Valley with the aim to attract tourists into the city and load the facilities built for the recent Winter Olympics.
21:57, 31 May 2014
Today, local MPs have appointed Valery Bganba, the Speaker of the Parliament of Abkhazia, to be the Acting President of the republic. The early presidential election is scheduled for August 24 this year.
18:58, 31 May 2014
Today at a meeting, residents of the Kirov District of Volgograd have demanded to improve and repair the local road network, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. In total, the event was attended by about 50 vehicles and nearly 100 people.
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.