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01:56, 3 June 2026

Fire victims in Nalchik found the payments from the administration insufficient.

Only 13 families received 100,000 rubles each after the fire in the building on Kalmykov Street. Residents of one floor received 50,000 rubles each, but the rest of the victims received nothing, fire victims told the "Caucasian Knot."

01:55, 3 June 2026

Meydan TV and Abzas Media nominated for the 2026 Pioneer of Free Media award

Azerbaijani independent publications Abzas Media and Meydan TV, whose employees were subjected to criminal prosecution, have been shortlisted for the international "Pioneer of Free Media 2026" award, presented by the International Press Institute and the organization "International Media Support."

23:58, 2 June 2026

Volunteers collect palm oil shards on the Kuban coast after a storm.

Authorities reported the completion of cleanup efforts on the beach between the Bimlyuk and Ryabinushka sanatoriums in Anapa. Volunteers continue to find fragments of palm oil on the beach in the village of Volna.

23:37, 2 June 2026

Protesters in Georgia demand justice for victims of police violence

Participants in a rally on Rustaveli Avenue on the 552nd day of continuous protests demanded punishment for police officers convicted of abusing detainees in Gori. A separate rally in Tbilisi also addressed this demand.

Robert Kocharyan, Gagik Tsarukyan, Samvel Karapetyan, and Nikol Pashinyan (left to right). Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

22:39, 2 June 2026

Pashinyan's rivals' campaign calls into question the peace agenda

The issue of Karabakh and the border with Azerbaijan has become one of the most pressing topics of the Armenian election campaign. In the battle for votes, this issue has ceased to be part of the foreign policy agenda and is being discussed in the context of internal security and the survival of the state.

21:40, 2 June 2026

The administrator of an Adyghe Telegram channel was convicted of participating in a terrorist organization.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ibragim Nagoyev, a native of Adygea, to 11 years in prison, finding him a member of a terrorist organization.

20:42, 2 June 2026

A children's camp in Chechnya was cancelled due to a landslide.

The Gorny Benoy children's health camp in Chechnya canceled its first summer camp due to damage to a residential building during a landslide.

19:43, 2 June 2026

Four soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Arsen Yusupov, Magomed Deveshov, and two other fellow countrymen from Khasavyurt were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,960 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

18:44, 2 June 2026

A Novorossiysk resident has been accused of sabotage on orders from the SBU.

The Southern District Military Court will hear the case of a young resident of Novorossiysk accused of sabotage and treason.

17:47, 2 June 2026

A Volgograd resident was sentenced to prison for comments about Russians and Azerbaijanis.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Volgograd Region resident Tigran Armenakyan to five years in prison for publicly justifying terrorism and calling for extremism in a messenger app.

17:21, 2 June 2026

Eggplants and potatoes from Armenia have been banned from import to Russia.

Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance) has once again expanded the list of Armenian fruit and vegetable products banned from import, now including potatoes and eggplants. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promised farmers compensation for losses caused by the Russian embargo.

16:56, 2 June 2026

The fire at the Ilsky oil refinery was extinguished

A fire that broke out after a drone attack at an oil refinery in a Kuban village has been extinguished.

15:57, 2 June 2026

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Ramazan Aydemirov to prison for deserting his military unit twice during mobilization—for six months and for 10 months. In both cases, he was apprehended only after surrendering to security forces.

14:59, 2 June 2026

A Dagestani teenager is suspected of hitting a police officer.

A minor resident of Dagestan is suspected of intentionally hitting a police officer while driving a car.

14:07, 2 June 2026

Security forces conducted a search at the election headquarters of the Armenia bloc.

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee conducted searches at the opposition bloc's campaign headquarters and the home of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun leader. Opposition members perceived this as government pressure ahead of the parliamentary elections.

14:00, 2 June 2026

Developers of the Sochi village of Gornaya Polyana have been convicted of defrauding residents.

A court in Sochi sentenced Alexander Pridannikov, Andrei Alliluyev, Nikolai Baboglo, and Alexander Kochergin to prison terms ranging from 1 year 9 months to 3 years, finding them guilty of constructing a cottage community without regard for the risk of landslides.

13:02, 2 June 2026

Suspects in voter bribery case detained in Armenia

Suspects in a vote-buying case have been detained in Kotayk Province. Investigators believe the head of the local office of the "Strong Armenia" opposition bloc is one of the perpetrators.

A military helmet. Illustration created using Copilot software.

12:55, 2 June 2026

The death of a conscript soldier adds to Armenia's non-combat losses.

The body of soldier Aramais Gevorgyan was found in one of Armenia's military units; investigators have opened a case of incitement to suicide.

Azamatgeriy Ashkhotov. Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/DZCOgb0OsTC/ (Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is banned in Russia)

12:16, 2 June 2026

Residents of Nalchik pointed out the problem with garbage disposal to the new mayor.

Nalchik residents, commenting on social media on the appointment of Azamatgeriy Ashkhotov as acting mayor, called on him to address the problem of garbage collection. They say the republic's towns and villages are drowning in household waste.

12:03, 2 June 2026

The number of people hospitalized after poisoning in Pyatigorsk has risen to 59.

Fifty-nine of the 70 people who sought medical attention after visiting a cafe in Pyatigorsk were hospitalized. Another 11 victims were sent for outpatient treatment.

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A Dagestani blogger has gone on a hunger strike in an Astrakhan pretrial detention center demanding a fair investigation.

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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....

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