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Alan Gatsoev. Still from video https://t.me/ossetiaFB/57416 from November 16, 2025.
00:53, 17 November 2025
An ethnic Ossetian has been living in a no-man's land on the border with Georgia for five months.
Tajik citizen Alan Gatsoev was denied entry to Russia, where his entire family resides in Vladikavkaz. He has been living in his car in the neutral zone near Verkhniy Lars since the summer. The North Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs explained that Gatsoev was denied entry due to immigration violations, and the court upheld this decision.
23:55, 16 November 2025
Chechen public groups demanded an apology from CSKA for the fan chant.
The reference to a "Chechen abrek" in a fan chant could be considered offensive and derogatory, a Chechen public group stated, calling on the management of the CSKA football club to remove the video and issue an official apology.
22:55, 16 November 2025
The Chechen minister called on artists to behave in accordance with Islamic norms.
The appearance and behavior of Chechen performers, both on stage and at weddings, must comply with Islamic norms and the Nokhchalla code, the republic's Minister of Culture told the Philharmonic's performers, without specifying the incidents that prompted the warning.
Participants in a march in central Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika photo from November 16, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1607678250631719&set=a.715406393192247 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).
21:54, 16 November 2025
The protest march through central Tbilisi ended at the parliament building.
On the 354th day of protests, those gathered outside the Georgian Parliament marched through central Tbilisi and returned to Rustaveli Avenue. Police were deployed outside the Parliament building, and security forces escorted the march along its entire route.
Dmitry Talagaev. Screenshot of a photo from the Mostovsky District Administration's Telegram channel, November 14, 2025, https://t.me/adm_mostovskiy/15068
19:55, 16 November 2025
The name of the soldier from Kuban killed in the military operation has been announced.
Dmitry Talagaev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 789 soldiers from the Krasnodar Krai have been officially recognized as killed.
18:55, 16 November 2025
Participants in the evening of letters to political prisoners in Rostov-on-Don faced pressure
Three activists from the unregistered "Rassvet" party in Rostov-on-Don were issued warnings by police, who verbally described their evening of letters to political prisoners as a violation of the law.
16:55, 16 November 2025
A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone.
61-year-old Alexei Susin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 650 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Zakhar Pasechnik. Photo from the telegram channel of the head of the Apanasenkovsky district https://t.me/KlimovApanasenkovie/7131
14:55, 16 November 2025
A fighter from Stavropol was killed in a military operation.
Zakhar Pasechnik was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 837 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.
13:55, 16 November 2025
The case of Rostov judge Kobleva has been transferred to the Krasnodar Regional Court.
The Supreme Court has changed the jurisdiction of the case against Rostov judge Elena Kobleva, who is accused of accepting a bribe from a businessman. The case has been transferred to the Kuban Regional Court.
Denis Ignatiev. Photo from the Novoanninsky District Administration page: https://vk.com/public172935495?w=wall-172935495_8509
12:56, 16 November 2025
An officer from the Volgograd region was killed in combat.
Denis Ignatyev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,499 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
Jack Della Maddalena (left) and Islam Makhachev (right). New York, November 15 (November 16 Moscow time), 2025. Still from UFC video https://vksport.vkvideo.ru/video-180706688_456261950
11:56, 16 November 2025
Islam Makhachev became the UFC welterweight champion.
Dagestani MMA fighter Islam Makhachev defeated Australian Jack Della Maddalena to become the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion. He became the first fighter from Russia to win UFC titles in two weight classes.
10:56, 16 November 2025
22 drones were shot down in two regions of the Southern Federal District.
Last night, the military shot down 17 drones in the Volgograd region and five in the Rostov region.
A new park in Makhachkala. Photo from Dzhambulat Salavov's Telegram channel https://t.me/DzhambulatSalavov/625
09:57, 16 November 2025
A report on the opening of a park in Makhachkala has raised questions for authorities.
Makhachkala authorities reported the opening of a new park and announced the addition of another. Commenters on Telegram also pointed out other locations they believe need improvement.
A soldier leaves his unit. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
08:57, 16 November 2025
A soldier from Mozdok received a prison sentence for evading military service.
A court in Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced Murad Khutiev to a prison term, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
07:57, 16 November 2025
A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.
Sergei Yemayev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,498 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
06:58, 16 November 2025
Volgograd Airport has resumed operations.
Volgograd Airport has lifted restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns.
05:59, 16 November 2025
Four districts of the Rostov region were in the zone of a drone attack.
Drone attacks were recorded in the Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, Tarasovsky, and Millerovsky districts of the Rostov region.
03:54, 16 November 2025
One of the victims of the drone attack in Volgograd has been hospitalized.
A woman injured in a drone attack in Volgograd was hospitalized with a broken shoulder and wounds from glass fragments. Two other injured people refused hospitalization. A fire in an apartment in one of the damaged high-rise buildings has been extinguished.
01:57, 16 November 2025
Three people were injured in a drone attack on Volgograd.
During a massive drone attack on Volgograd, four houses were damaged and three people were injured.
00:58, 16 November 2025
The Ministry of Defense reported the downing of drones over the Rostov region.
In four hours, air defense forces shot down 17 UAVs over the Rostov region, and 36 over Russia in total.
News
Ramadan Mkhtse. A still from a video message on YouTube A Cherkessk lawyer was convicted in absentia for allegedly raising fake news about the army.

A court in Cherkessk confiscated the assets of Sagid Murtazaliev.

Svetlana Ogoreva. Photo from a website covering the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia (396 Russian Jehovah's Witness organizations have been declared extremist, and their activities in Russia are banned by court order). A believer from Karachay-Cherkessia has been convicted of extremism

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.