Caucasian Knot

16/11/2025

One of the victims of the drone attack in Volgograd has been hospitalized.

A woman injured in a drone attack in Volgograd was hospitalized with a broken shoulder and wounds from glass fragments. Two other injured people refused hospitalization. A fire in an apartment in one of the damaged multi-story buildings has been extinguished.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," last night during a massive drone attack on Volgograd, four buildings were damaged, and three people were injured.

One of the victims of today's drone attack in Volgograd, a woman born in 1954, was hospitalized with a broken shoulder and injuries from shards of glass. Two other victims refused hospitalization, RIA Novosti reports, citing the regional administration.

Fifty people are being held in temporary accommodation centers; they will remain there until bomb disposal experts complete their inspection of the buildings. As of 3:00 AM, the bomb squad had not yet begun work.

The fire that broke out in an apartment in one of the damaged high-rise buildings has been extinguished.

16/11/2025

Human rights activists have demanded an investigation into the legality of the actions of Dagestani security forces.

Security officials regularly visit the home of Dagestani resident Vazir Bazanaev, who has been on the preventive watch list since 2013. The last time they did so, they explained their actions by summoning Vazir's wife to the administration. Human rights activists have called on the prosecutor's office to investigate the legality of the security officials' actions.

According to "Caucasian Knot," Vazir Bazanaev, a resident of the village of Chinar, was placed on the preventive watch list in 2013 because he attended a mosque in Derbent. According to law enforcement, several parishioners of this mosque left for Syria, leading to the close surveillance of Bazanaev and his family

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16/11/2025

Georgian opposition members have asked Western countries for support.

The opposition Coalition for Change called on the United States and European countries to abandon cooperation with the Georgian government, impose sanctions against the ruling party's leadership, and recognize the opposition as representatives of the Georgian people.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, on November 4, the European Commission stated that Georgia had made no progress toward joining the European Union and that its candidate status remained only nominal.

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The opposition Coalition for Change called on the United States and European countries to abandon cooperation with the Georgian government, impose sanctions on the ruling party's leadership, and recognize the opposition as representatives of the Georgian people.

15/11/2025

80 Azerbaijani families have returned to the villages of Mammadbeyli and Khidirli.

Members of 80 Azerbaijani families who fled during the Karabakh conflict returned to the villages of Mammadbeyli and Khidirli today.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on July 25, members of 60 families (235 people) of internally displaced persons returned to the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam region.

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Today, members of 80 Azerbaijani families who fled the villages of Mammadbeyli and Khidirli during the Karabakh conflict returned to their villages.

15/11/2025

Apti Alaudinov threatened disloyal Z-bloggers with criminal charges.

Some Z-bloggers are either covert enemies of Russia or unknowingly serve its interests by criticizing Akhmat, stated unit commander Apti Alaudinov. He promised to eliminate such Z-bloggers "legally through criminal prosecution" if they do not apologize.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in early November, security forces in Gelendzhik filed a report for discrediting the army against Z-blogger Oksana Kobeleva, who criticized Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov on her channel "Okhronota v vatniki" (Security in a Vatnik). Kobeleva deleted the post with questions for Alaudinov and a day later repented for the publication. On November 13, Alaudinov announced a reconciliation between two other Z-bloggers, Ilya Remeslo and Vladimir Grubnik. The latter, a friend of "Akhmat," had complained to the Chechens about Remeslo's criticism. The conflict between Remeslo and Grubnik arose over the attitude toward pro-Putin Ukrainian defectors in the Z-community.

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15/11/2025

Kerimov was under the protection of the Federal Protective Service during the conflict with Kadyrov.

Dagestan Senator Suleiman Kerimov, after Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov threatened a blood feud amid the conflict surrounding Wildberries, took refuge in a secret village on Sparrow Hills in Moscow, which is under the control of the Federal Protective Service.

The Federal Protective Service (FSO) has a secret village on Vorobyovy Gory, where the country's leadership and oligarchs live. Kerimov hid from Kadyrov here. The village's residents are under the protection of the special services. Senator Suleiman Kerimov needed her protection because Ramzan Kadyrov declared a blood feud against him in 2024, according to the Agency*.

The average person can't even drive up to these facilities – there's a "no entry" sign at the exit from the street. Formally, they belong to the state, but were transferred to the balance sheet of the Federal Protective Service (FSO) structure – the Directorate for the Exploitation of Property of State Security Agencies.

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15/11/2025

Possible lease terms for the "Trump route" differ almost twofold.

Armenia and the United States are discussing two scenarios for granting the right to build the Trump Route project in Armenia: for 99 and 49 years, while the land will remain the property of Armenia, said Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Construction work is expected to begin in 2026, but the implementation of the project may require border delimitation.

As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, at a meeting in Washington on August 8, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a declaration on the cessation of hostilities. US President Donald Trump stated that the key issue that prevented the signing of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been resolved, and this is the issue of the Zangezur corridor.

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15/11/2025

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry handed a note to the Russian ambassador.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has called the attacks on the country's diplomatic missions in Ukraine unacceptable and demanded an investigation.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry summoned Mikhail Yevdokimov, the Russian Ambassador to the Republic. He was handed a note of protest over the attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kyiv, according to a statement on the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's website.

During the meeting, a strong protest was expressed in connection with the fall of an Iskander missile on the grounds of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kyiv last night. According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, part of the wall surrounding the embassy was completely destroyed, buildings, official vehicles, the administrative building, and the consular section of the embassy were damaged, and serious damage was caused to the diplomatic mission complex.

The embassy also reported other strikes that damaged the consulate building in Kharkiv and the embassy in Kyiv, as well as a SOCAR oil depot in the Odessa region, injuring staff and causing significant damage to infrastructure.

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14/11/2025

A Novorossiysk resident was injured in a drone attack.

A Novorossiysk resident was hospitalized after being injured by fragments from a broken window during a drone attack. Three apartment buildings, as well as an oil depot at the Sheskharis transshipment complex, were damaged.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 13, authorities in Kuban reported on the aftermath of a drone and unmanned boat attack in the Black Sea. Ten residential buildings were damaged in the village of Afipsky, the village of Siverskaya, and the village of Volnoye.

A Novorossiysk resident was injured when fragments from a drone struck his fourth-floor apartment and was hospitalized, the Kuban Operational Headquarters reported.

According to authorities, three apartment buildings, including a five-story building and a 16-story building, were damaged by drone fragments. Damage to residential buildings, according to authorities, is limited to broken windows; there are no fires.

Novorossiysk authorities also reported that the drone attack damaged an oil depot at the Sheskharis transshipment complex and coastal facilities. No one was reportedly injured at the oil depot. Novorossiysk residents reported a fire and smoke in one of the coastal areas after the explosion. They also reported damage to the Lenta hypermarket building, according to the SHOT Telegram channel.

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14/11/2025

Prosecutors in Baku have requested life sentences for five Karabakh leaders.

At a Baku military court hearing, prosecutors demanded life sentences for five former leaders of the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, including its former president, Arayik Harutyunyan.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on October 31, a judge at the Baku Military Court announced the completion of the trial of the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh. The defendants' guilt in crimes committed over a period of 35 years has been proven by the investigation, proved by the investigation, prosecutors announced on November 3. The lengthy indictment was prepared in advance, says lawyer Siranush Sahakyan. Some social media users, discussing the trial, stated that the accused should be sentenced to the harshest possible punishment, while their opponents considered the investigation biased.

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14/11/2025

The prosecutor's office is demanding that the accused, who has a disability, be kept in the Khasavyurt pretrial detention center.

The Dagestan Prosecutor's Office has filed an appeal against the Khasavyurt Court's ruling that Muslim Ediev's detention was unlawful due to his illness. Ediev remains in pretrial detention and complains of a worsening condition, his lawyer reported.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," investigators are holding Khasavyurt resident Muslim Ediev in custody despite an illness that prevents him from remaining in custody. The court agreed with the defense, but investigators are in no hurry to prepare materials for a mitigation of his pretrial detention, according to his lawyer, Aidemir Ismailov.

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The Dagestan Prosecutor's Office has filed an appeal against the Khasavyurt Court's ruling that Muslim Ediev's detention was unlawful due to his illness. Ediev remains in pretrial detention and complains of worsening health, according to his lawyer.

14/11/2025

The court has arrested former Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia in absentia.

The Tbilisi City Court has ordered pretrial detention in absentia for former Prime Minister and current head of the opposition party, Giorgi Gakharia, who is accused of official crimes during his tenure as Georgia's Minister of Internal Affairs.

As reported by Caucasian Knot, the Georgian Prosecutor General's Office has opened a criminal case in the "June 20" and "Chorchana" cases against former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.

According to the prosecutor's office, in August 2019, Gakharia "single-handedly" decided to establish a police checkpoint in the village of Chorchana near the administrative border of the Tskhinvali region, which provoked retaliatory actions by the separatist authorities and led to the transfer of approximately 100 hectares of forest land under the control of occupation forces, Newsgeorgia reports.

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The Tbilisi City Court has ordered pretrial detention in absentia for former Prime Minister and current opposition party leader Giorgi Gakharia, who is accused of official misconduct during his tenure as Georgia's Minister of Internal Affairs.