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Activists with flags on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Khatia Kakhidze / Publika
22:12, 19 March 2026
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi continued for the 477th day in a row.
Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for a protest outside the parliament building for the 477th consecutive evening. The protesters reiterated their refusal to recognize the Georgian Dream party as the legitimate government.
Residents experienced problems accessing websites and apps. Image created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
21:33, 19 March 2026
Residents of the Southern Federal District said access to whitelisted apps was problematic.
During mobile internet outages, websites and apps that are allowed to be accessed are not always available, which, combined with problems with mobile communications, leads to significant problems, according to residents of southern Russia.
Ildar Erekenov. Screenshot from the Volodarsky District Administration's Telegram channel, March 19, 2026, https://t.me/regionvol/12145
20:34, 19 March 2026
A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone.
Ildar Erekenov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 727 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Believers during prayer. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
19:32, 19 March 2026
The date of Eid al-Fitr coincided in all regions of southern Russia.
On March 20, Eid al-Fitr was celebrated in all regions of southern Russia, including Dagestan, according to representatives of the muftiates and authorities.
18:33, 19 March 2026
The plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been restored for the 30th time.
Another temporary memorial plaque hung for less than a day on the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. Activists have since restored it for the 30th time in two months.
17:36, 19 March 2026
Residents of Nalchik reported price increases ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
Beef, sour cream, butter, and mushrooms have increased in price in Nalchik stores and markets. Residents believe the price hikes have been ongoing since the beginning of the year and are not due to the approaching Eid al-Fitr.
16:38, 19 March 2026
Z-blogger Remeslo was placed in a mental hospital after criticizing Putin.
Nalchik-born lawyer and blogger Ilya Remeslo was placed in a St. Petersburg psychiatric hospital after the head of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, questioned whether the pro-Putin blogger's criticism of the president was voluntary.
15:38, 19 March 2026
Anapa's pebble beaches are excluded from the emergency zone.
Eight pebble beaches in Anapa, from the village of Bolshoy Utrish to Vysoky Bereg, have been excluded from the emergency zone due to the fuel oil spill. Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) will decide whether to reopen them.
14:38, 19 March 2026
Residents of the North Caucasus Federal District spoke about the impact of mobile internet restrictions on everyday life.
Mobile internet restrictions forced people to carry cash and significantly slowed down business operations, according to respondents in the North Caucasus Federal District. They reported problems with in-store and online purchases, hailing taxis, and searching for information.
13:38, 19 March 2026
Volgatransneft failed to challenge the method for calculating damages for the fuel oil spill.
The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld the calculation method used by the Kuban Ministry of Natural Resources to estimate damage to wildlife following the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait at 34.2 billion rubles.
12:38, 19 March 2026
Russia has again requested confirmation from Turkey of Abakar Abakarov's death.
The Supreme Court of Dagestan has sent a second request to Turkish authorities asking for confirmation of the death of Abakar Abakarov, who is being tried for organizing mass riots at Makhachkala Airport.
09:41, 19 March 2026
A woman was injured in a drone attack in Stavropol Krai.
In the village of Kochubeevskoye, a woman was injured when drone debris fell on a house.
05:45, 19 March 2026
A Chechen gym teacher was killed in fighting in Ukraine.
Vakhit Menziev from the Naursky District of Chechnya was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 261 Chechen servicemen killed there.
04:45, 19 March 2026
The verdict in the case of the plot to blow up a court in Pyatigorsk has been confirmed.
The court rejected the appeal of two Tajik citizens convicted in 2025 for plotting an explosion in the Pyatigorsk City Court building.
Artur Suleimanov. Photo: Press Service of the Ministry of Construction of Dagestan
03:46, 19 March 2026
Dagestan's former construction minister has been sent to pretrial detention.
A court in Makhachkala has sentenced former Dagestan Construction Minister Artur Suleimanov to two months in custody in connection with a bribery case.
02:47, 19 March 2026
The anniversary of the beginning of the Kalmyk rehabilitation went unnoticed in the republic.
The 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Kalmyk people's rehabilitation passed without any commemorative events in Kalmykia. Residents of the region interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" stated that the national tragedy is being forgotten.
01:48, 19 March 2026
The court seized the property of a Krasnodar City Duma deputy.
The property of Krasnodar City Duma deputy Viktor Timofeev and his associates, valued at more than 10 billion rubles, has been transferred to the state.
00:51, 19 March 2026
A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.
Islam Bammatov from Kizilyurt was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,867 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
Fuel oil spills on the Bugayskaya Spit. Screenshot from the "SSL Volunteers" Telegram channel, March 18, 2026, https://t.me/setisitolopata/2726?single
23:56, 18 March 2026
Volunteers reported significant chunks of fuel oil on the Bugay Spit.
Volunteers reported that the sea has exposed chunks of fuel oil washed up during a storm on the Bugayskaya Spit.
Tofik Yagublu. Screenshot from https://media.az/society/oglashen-prigovor-tofigu-yagublu from March 10, 2025.
23:51, 18 March 2026
Yagublu's relatives claimed his rights were violated during his hunger strike.
Opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, who has been on a hunger strike in a pretrial detention center for 24 days, is not receiving effective medical care and his rights are being violated, his daughter Nigar Hazi stated.
News
The war in Iran has caused a rise in prices in Armenia.

A post about protecting Karabakh's Armenian heritage sparked a thousand-comment discussion.

Alexander Sherchenkov. Photo: Lava Media https://www.lavamedia.am/2024/09/02/76572/ Activist Sherchenkov held a picket in Yerevan in support of Sidiki.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.