Azerbaijani activists criticized the Amnesty Act December 25, 2025 10:46 Azerbaijani activists and journalists living abroad have criticized the Amnesty Act passed by the Azerbaijani Parliament, calling the current amnesty a manipulation.
Three people were killed in a shelling of a convoy from Dagestan. December 25, 2025 09:50 A convoy traveling from Dagestan came under fire in a border area. Three people were killed, including the deputy head of the Shamil district.
Oil tanks caught fire in the port of Temryuk after a drone strike. December 25, 2025 08:49 Drone attacks were reported in the Krasnodar and Rostov regions. Officially, there were no casualties.
The court has reduced the sentence of an Azerbaijani opposition activist. December 25, 2025 07:54 The Court of Appeal reduced the term of administrative arrest of the activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Murad Sultanli.
A court in Rostov-on-Don convicted a son and mother of terrorist attacks. December 25, 2025 06:41 The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Vladislav and Elena Zaitsev, finding them guilty of terrorism and sabotage on the territory of the DPR.
A defendant in the case of Krymsk Mayor Yanis Budagov has been arrested. December 25, 2025 06:06 The court has arrested Krymsk resident Alexander Lukyanov, who, according to investigators, is the purchaser of the land plot for the sale of which Yanis Budagov was accused of abuse of office.
Former MP Ruben Hakobyan fined in Armenia December 25, 2025 05:24 The court fined former National Assembly member Ruben Hakobyan, finding him guilty of calling for the seizure of power.
A blogger from Melitopol was detained in the Rostov region on charges of espionage. December 25, 2025 04:32 A Melitopol resident has been arrested in the Rostov region. Investigators believe he used blogging as a cover to gather information about Russian military deployments and pass it on to Ukrainian intelligence.
Grigol Liluashvili has been arrested. December 25, 2025 03:33 A Tbilisi court has remanded in custody former head of the Georgian Security Service Grigol Liluashvili, who was detained the day before on charges of accepting large bribes.
The property of former Rostov Region Vice Governor Okunev has been seized. December 25, 2025 02:34 A Moscow court has seized the property of former Rostov Region Vice Governor Vladimir Okunev and his former deputy Svetlana Shapovalova.
During the week from December 15 to 21, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. December 25, 2025 01:45 During the week of December 15–21, 2025, no casualties were recorded in armed or terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. These are the results of a Caucasian Knot tally based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Hieromonk Jonah fined for disrespecting the state December 25, 2025 00:59 A court in Slavyansk-on-Kuban deemed Ilya Sigida's publication about Putin to be disrespectful of the state, imposing a fine of 40,000 rubles. Three more administrative charges were filed against Viktor Pivovarov, assistant to the Archbishop of the Russian Orthodox Church – two under the same article and one for discrediting the army.
The prosecution has requested lengthy sentences for the Caucasus natives in the Moscow terrorist attack case. December 24, 2025 23:59 The state prosecution asked the Second Western District Military Court to sentence Ingushetia natives Batukhan Tochiyev and Ramazan Padiev to 26 and 24 years, respectively, and Baku native Robert Safaryan to 28 years. The prosecutor requested a life sentence for the perpetrator of the terrorist attack that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant.
A monument in memory of those killed in the AZAL plane crash has been unveiled in Grozny. December 24, 2025 23:40 On the eve of the anniversary of the AZAL plane crash in Kazakhstan, a monument to the victims was unveiled in Grozny. Vladimir Putin today congratulated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on his birthday. A few days before the anniversary, Aliyev declined to attend the informal CIS summit.
The amount of embezzlement during the execution of state defense orders in Dagestan exceeded 500 million. December 24, 2025 22:57 The investigation into the embezzlement of over 500 million rubles during the execution of a state defense contract in Dagestan has been completed, and the defendants' property has been seized.
Protesters in Tbilisi reported being persecuted for "blocking the sidewalk." December 24, 2025 22:31 Dozens of activists reported on social media that they had been summoned to Tbilisi City Court for "blocking the sidewalk" on Rustaveli Avenue. Despite the summonses, on the 392nd day of protests, supporters of European integration, as before, gathered outside the Georgian Parliament.
Early bookings have shown the 2026 season in Anapa to be a failure. December 24, 2025 21:34 The number of tours booked to Anapa for the 2026 season has fallen by 60% compared to sales figures at the end of 2024. Hotels and other accommodation facilities are in a crisis situation comparable to the coronavirus pandemic and require urgent government support.
The denial of asylum has led to the resumption of criminal proceedings against Russians in Georgia. December 24, 2025 20:47 Russians Alina Savelyeva and Vladimir Dubovsky were denied asylum in Georgia and placed in pretrial detention on charges of illegal border crossing, which they cited as a threat of persecution in their home country. The Russians face deportation or imprisonment.
A Dagestani woman was sentenced to prison for aiding militants in Syria. December 24, 2025 20:03 A court in Dagestan sentenced a resident of Dagestanskiye Ogni to eight years in prison for participating in a terrorist organization in Syria. According to investigators and the court, the woman was engaged in cooking and caring for the wounded.
A court in Tskhinvali has arrested Tamara Mearakishvili. December 24, 2025 19:15 The Tskhinvali City Court has ordered a two-month pretrial detention for activist Tamara Mearakishvili. Georgian activists have called the case fabricated and called on the country's authorities to intervene on her behalf.