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16:44, 21 December 2025

A Russian political scientist was fined in Abkhazia on three counts.

A court in Sukhumi found Russian political strategist Ivan Reva's actions before the municipal elections to be violations of electoral law and fined him under three administrative offenses.

15:45, 21 December 2025

Five Dagestani soldiers have been declared dead in Ukraine.

Derbent district authorities reported presenting awards to the families of five soldiers killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,735 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Rostov players. Photo: Rostov HC press service https://hc-rostov.ru/media_show.asp?type=1&id=664&start=0&season=0&search=

14:47, 21 December 2025

A fan petition in support of the Rostov club has garnered 730 signatures.

The Rostov hockey club announced its forced withdrawal from the Russian championship, citing a lack of funding from the regional Ministry of Sport. Fans called on the authorities to resolve the issue of the club's survival.

13:49, 21 December 2025

A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

Nabi Inderbiyev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,730 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Accused Galina Pivovarova (left) and her lawyer. Screenshot from 161.ru https://t.me/news161ru/77469

12:49, 21 December 2025

The prosecutor's office found violations in the case of the demolition of a dilapidated building in Rostov-on-Don.

The supervisory agency has remanded the case of the demolition of a dilapidated building on Kazakhskaya Street in Rostov-on-Don for further investigation. Galina Pivovarova, a former official accused of negligence, and her defense team have called the investigation's case baseless.

11:50, 21 December 2025

More than 870 million rubles have been allocated to three regions of the North Caucasus Federal District for the development of energy and housing and utilities.

The government has allocated over 870 million rubles from the federal budget for the development of energy and housing and utilities enterprises in Dagestan, Ingushetia, and North Ossetia.

10:50, 21 December 2025

Five fighters from Stavropol Krai were killed in Ukraine.

Five servicemen from the Aleksandrovsky District were killed in the military operation in Ukraine, authorities reported. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 865 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

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

09:51, 21 December 2025

The military shot down three drones in two regions of the Southern Federal District.

Last night, two drones were shot down in the Volgograd region and one in the Rostov region, the Ministry of Defense reported. Restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns have been lifted at Volgograd Airport.

08:51, 21 December 2025

The Abkhaz authorities announced the introduction of preferential electricity tariffs.

Four categories of Abkhazia residents will receive electricity bill discounts starting January 1. In the three years since the peak of mining activity in Abkhazia, electricity consumption has decreased by almost a third, authorities reported.

Power lines in Abkhazia. Photo: Chernomorenergo State Unitary Enterprise press service.

06:52, 21 December 2025

Volgograd Airport operations have been suspended.

Restrictions on the arrival and departure of flights have been introduced at Volgograd Airport due to flight safety concerns.

03:50, 21 December 2025

The response to a complaint about the actions of a doctor at a women's health clinic has outraged Sochi residents.

Sochi residents who complained about a gynecologist's actions and unethical statements received a response from the Kuban Ministry of Health. Officials confirmed the violations but noted that they could not punish the doctor in any way, as she had resigned from the women's clinic voluntarily.

02:51, 21 December 2025

A participant in a rally in support of the mayor of Gyumri has been released.

Two months later, Karush Oveyan, who was arrested for participating in a rally in support of Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan on October 20, was released.

01:51, 21 December 2025

Part of Aksai was left without power due to a power line break.

An accident occurred on a power line in the Rostov region, leaving several villages and part of Aksai without power, and some areas of the city also without water and heating.

00:52, 21 December 2025

Archbishop Ajapayan scheduled for surgery

The convicted primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Mikael Ajapayan, was taken to the Izmirlyan Clinic after several requests from his lawyers that he require urgent surgery.

Armenian passport. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot."

23:53, 20 December 2025

Refugees from Karabakh called obtaining Armenian citizenship a forced step.

More than 26,000 refugees from Karabakh have received Armenian citizenship. The displaced persons themselves described the decision as forced; they needed to obtain an Armenian passport to find work and participate in a housing program. Karabakh human rights activists believe that accepting Armenian citizenship does not deprive the refugees of their right to return.

Anastasia Zinovkina in court. Screenshot from the Telegram channel "Artem Gribul in Prison" https://t.me/artemgribul/178.

22:54, 20 December 2025

Anastasia Zinovkina's condition worsened in prison.

Anastasia Zinovkina, a prisoner in Georgia, is unable to get out of bed during her seizures, and her right fingers and toes have become paralyzed, according to her fiancé, Artem Gribul. He expressed hope that the appellate court will address the inconsistencies in the testimony of the security officers in the trial court's verdict, which sentenced them to 8.5 years in prison.

20:54, 20 December 2025

A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in a military operation.

Nikita Milogradov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 532 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Roman Murdiev is led down an empty courtroom corridor. A still from a video in the possession of the "Caucasian Knot."

19:54, 20 December 2025

Police have dismissed the complaint about Roman Murdiev's harsh escort as unfounded.

The mother of Chechen teenager Roman Murdiev filed a complaint with the Moscow Prosecutor's Office regarding the use of handcuffs behind his back and his joining with another defendant during her son's arrival at court. The Moscow Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs found no violations. The proportionality of the escort's actions must be justified, the lawyer stated.

17:54, 20 December 2025

The former mayor of Volgodonsk has been arrested in connection with a fraud case.

Yuri Marinenko, who headed Volgodonsk for a year, has been arrested on fraud charges. Investigators allege that in 2016, while serving as head of the city's Ministry of Internal Affairs, he illegally obtained low-income status and, using this status, obtained ownership of an apartment free of charge.

Afiyaddin Mamedov won the Nargiz Prize. Screenshot from Sara Ragimova's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=769316072835910&set=a.111844718583052 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).

16:54, 20 December 2025

Afiyaddin Mamedov was awarded the Nargiz Prize

The winner of the annual Nargiz Prize, which is awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy in Azerbaijan, was Afiyaddin Mammadov, chairman of the alternative Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan "Workers' Platform", who is serving a prison sentence.

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During the week from January 19 to 25, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

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