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Amid the pressure by high-ranking Dagestani officials, the editorial board of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly outlet has decided to suspend its printed version, Magdi Kamalov, the outlet's founder, has announced.

In January-October this year, most terrorist crimes were registered in Dagestan among Russian regions; it follows from the data of the Russia's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO).

The participation of schoolchildren in anti-terrorist exercises, where they act as terrorists or victims, can affect their psyche. Children can get used to their roles, psychologists have warned.

After training at the Russian University of Special Forces, another group of volunteers has left Grozny Airport for Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced.

The investigation into the murder of a young man from Kayakent has been taken under control; the involvement of other participants in the brawl is examined, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has promised. However, Telegram users have doubted that Moscow's intervention will help bringing perpetrators to justice and recalled the unsolved murder of Gasanguseinov brothers.

After the intervention of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the families of the disabled children who had refused to eat at schools received the due compensations from the authorities.

If extradited from Poland to Russia, Alvi Akiev, a native of Chechnya, will face torture and criminal prosecution. This was claimed by protesters in Austria, who demanded Akiev's release from the migrant camp.

No mass entertainment events will be held on the New Year's Eve; no new decorations will be purchased, Kazbek Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has announced. He assured that the saved money will be used to support military servicemen and their families.

Since the start of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, authorities have confirmed the deaths of at least 952 residents of Southern Russia, including 594 from the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and 358 from the Southern Federal District (SFD). Most of the dead are from Dagestan.

The President of Russia and the leader of Chechnya have discussed the situation in the republic and the work of Chechen units during the special military operation, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov reports.

Relatives of the 19-year-old Magomed-Ali Sultanov fear that the attackers on him will escape punishment, the Dagestani Ombudsperson has informed. According to investigators, the attacker was alone, but from the posted video it follows that four men took part in the brawl.

In Saint Petersburg, policemen have set Leyla Gireeva, a detained native of Ingushetia, free because of the increased interest of journalists and human rights defenders in the story of the girl's escape from domestic violence, the latter have stated.

The staff of the printing house in Rostov-on-Don has refused to print a new issue of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" (Draft) due to pressure from the owners, the weekly's editors have reported. The new issue due to appear on November 25, is available in the electronic form only.

Lyudmila Guslyakova, a pensioner, has begun her hunger strike at the Krasnodar Territorial Administration. She demands fulfilment of authorities' promises to provide housing to equity holders of the 14-storey building in Gelendjik, which was demolished as an illegal construction.

After her release from the police, Leyla Gireeva stays in a safe place, but she is still in danger due to threats from her relatives, reports Miron Rozanov, the spokesperson for the “NC (Northern Caucasus) SOS Crisis Group”.

After a fashion show in Makhachkala, the police have opened a case against Elnara Askerova, a designer, for promoting non-traditional sex among children; two guys in effeminate images participated in the show.

The appearance in the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the battalion of the Turkic nations named "Turan" has nothing to do with Turkey and the Turkic countries. The battalion commander's polemic with Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, stems from religious not ethnic differences, analysts believe.

Leyla Gireeva, a native of Ingushetia, who fled domestic violence but was found by her relatives in Saint Petersburg, was detained by law enforcers. An activist who came to help the girl was also detained.

After conducting a check, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) refused to initiate a criminal case against the Krasnodar activist Vitaly Votanovsky for discrediting the Russian Army.

The man who killed a law enforcer in Grozny hardly acted alone, and it is logical to consider the photo with the flag of the “Islamic State” (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) as a sign of his connection with the organization, researcher Akhmet Yarlykapov points out.