A drone attack was recorded in two districts of the Rostov region. September 16, 2026 08:12 Drones were destroyed at night in the Millerovsky and Kamensky districts. According to the governor of the Rostov region, there are no injuries.
The arrested Elizbarashvili faced restrictions on his rights September 16, 2026 07:14 Entrepreneur Tamaz Elizbarashvili, arrested in Tbilisi after a conflict with employees of a pro-government TV channel, has been deprived of the rights to visits, correspondence, and phone calls by the decision of the investigation.
The sentence for the defendants in the case of the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge has been upheld. September 16, 2026 06:15 The life sentence for eight defendants in the case of the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022 has been upheld.
Residents of Elista expressed their willingness to go to the elections September 16, 2026 05:15 Residents of Elista named the rise in prices among the main problems, stating that they plan to participate in the elections on September 18-20. Protest-minded people are unlikely to go to the elections at all, believes the political scientist.
Kadyrov participated in the opening of the first "Vkusno - i tochka" restaurant in Chechnya. September 16, 2026 04:16 The first "Vkusno - i tochka" establishment in Chechnya has opened in the "Grozny Mall" shopping complex, which is also the first halal restaurant of the chain in Russia. The opening was attended by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his daughter Khadija.
The court refused to soften the preventive measures for the Khachaturyan sisters. September 16, 2026 03:16 The court in Moscow refused to soften the preventive measures for the Khachaturyan sisters, who are accused of murdering their father. They have been prohibited from seeing each other for eight years. The lawyers also complained about the delays and the refusal of the investigation to terminate the criminal case.
Irakli Bzhinava is accused of justifying terrorism due to publications about Basayev. September 16, 2026 02:17 Law enforcement officials have initiated a new criminal case against the arrested Abkhaz lawyer Irakli Bzhinava in Rostov-on-Don. The reason for the prosecution was publications about the Chechen field commander Shamil Basayev.
A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria died on a tourist route in the mountains September 16, 2026 01:31 Rescuers in the Cherek region of Kabardino-Balkaria went in search of a missing local resident and found his body in a mountain crevice.
Armenian activists called on diplomats to condemn the visits of their colleagues to Karabakh. September 16, 2026 00:57 Public organizations and activists from Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the diaspora appealed to diplomatic missions in Yerevan. They demanded a political and legal assessment of the visits of foreign representatives to Karabakh and to seek access for a UNESCO mission to Armenian monuments.
A military man from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine September 16, 2026 00:29 Bogdan Mazurov from the Kamyzyak district was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 763 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Participants in the rallies in Batumi and Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners. September 15, 2026 23:58 On the 657th day of pro-European protests, the fifth president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, recorded a video message in support of the opposition figure Elene Khoshtaria, who was arrested a year ago, calling her "an example for all."
Volgograd residents disputed Bocharov's words about solving the gasoline problems. September 15, 2026 23:25 The problem of providing gas stations in the Volgograd region with gasoline is being resolved, said Governor Andrey Bocharov. The day before, residents of the region told "Caucasian Knot" the opposite: queues, empty gas stations, and an exacerbation of the shortage ahead of the elections.
Bastrikin instructed to check the complaints of hundreds of shareholders in Mineralnye Vody. September 15, 2026 22:55 The shareholders of the residential complex in Mineralnye Vody recorded a video appeal to the governor of the Stavropol Territory, Vladimir Vladimirov, complaining about numerous defects in the buildings under construction. The Investigative Committee of Russia has instructed to organize an inspection.
Volunteers reported new contaminations in the area of the port of Taman September 15, 2026 22:13 In the area from the port of Taman and beyond Cape Zhelezny Rog, a section of the shoreline is contaminated with a fine fraction of an unknown oil product. Volunteers have begun to eliminate the pollution.
A resident of Krymsk was convicted for preparing an explosion at an electric grid company. September 15, 2026 21:25 The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced resident of Krymsk, Pyotr Medvedev, to a long prison term, finding him guilty of preparing an explosion at the building of "Kuban Electric Networks" on the orders of Ukrainian special services.
The court ordered the administration of Sovkhoznoye to formalize the boundaries of the agricultural lands. September 15, 2026 20:52 The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria upheld the decision on the lawsuit of the prosecutor's office of the Zolsky district, recognizing the inaction of the administration of the village of Sovkhoznoye as illegal. The village authorities are required to clarify the boundaries of the land plots belonging to it and to lease them in the established manner.
The name of the soldier from Kalmykia killed in the special military operation has been revealed. September 15, 2026 20:16 Lieutenant Yuri Meshchanov from Elista was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 260 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.
Analysts have ruled out the possibility of protest voting in Dagestan. September 15, 2026 19:25 The protest potential of the residents of Dagestan, dissatisfied with communal problems and high tariffs, is in a passive state and may only manifest in low voter turnout during elections, analysts interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Malkhaz Machalikashvili was fined for insulting Ivanishvili. September 15, 2026 18:26 The Akhmet Magistrate Court fined the father of the murdered Temirlan Machalikashvili, Malkhaz Machalikashvili, for insulting the founder of the "Georgian Dream" party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
A resident of Novorossiysk received a sentence for a comment about the death of a Z-blogger September 15, 2026 17:36 The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Alexander Borovkov from Novorossiysk to a term in a penal colony, finding justification for terrorism in his comment about the case of Daria Trepova.