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The puppet theater actress Olga Shchekina, who was kidnapped by unknown individuals while leaving a special detention center in Rostov-on-Don, is accused of violating the curfew in Donetsk.

At the polling stations in Sochi, there was varying activity; however, a significant portion of voters voted early, noted members of the precinct electoral commissions. They pointed out that many voters do not see elections as a way to influence what is happening in the country.

Residents of Astrakhan named the main problems in the region and the country as fuel shortages, poverty among the population, and rising prices, while they assessed the prospects for protest voting in the elections skeptically.

Employees of budget institutions in North Ossetia reported that the management is forcing them to participate in the elections and even send photo reports. Some residents believe that protest voting in these elections is impossible, while others are convinced that this is a way to express their dissatisfaction.

In the latest presidential candidate debates in South Ossetia, only Murat Valiev and Kazbek Kodoev participated. Marat Kambolov once again did not show up, and candidate Zurab Kokoev was absent from any of them. The candidates touched on topics of local self-government, preservation of the Ossetian language, and ecology.

At polling stations in Rostov-on-Don, there was a noticeable mass voting by budget employees on the morning of September 18, and the election commission reported a turnout of 25% only in the first half of the day. Residents of the Rostov region, surveyed by "Caucasian Knot", noted electoral apathy and do not believe in protest voting.

Participants of the rallies in Batumi and Tbilisi on the 660th day of protests demanded the release of political prisoners. One of them, doctor Georgy Chakhunashvili, was released today as part of a plea deal with the prosecution.

The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, stated that he will not allow the activities of state structures of Nagorno-Karabakh on the territory of the country. The authorities of the unrecognized republic intend to start consultations with Armenian parties, while Karabakh activists demand to legally enshrine the status of displaced persons as victims of genocide.

The authorities of Dagestan reported on payments to nearly 89 thousand residents of the republic who were recognized as victims of the flooding. The total amount of payments reached 3.4 billion rubles.

The defense of the two minor sons of the leader of "Muslim Unity" Taleh Bagirzade, accused of beating a schoolgirl, insists on the absence of a crime, but the court rejected the lawyers' petition to dismiss the case. The mother of the teenagers claims that their prosecution has political motives.

The Derbent City Court fined a 40-year-old local resident, finding him guilty of publicly displaying the symbols of an extremist organization.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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