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Beach cleanup in Gizel Dere. Screenshot from the Gizel Dere headquarters Telegram channel, May 22, 2026, https://t.me/GizelDere_shore/65/621
21:58, 24 May 2026
Environmentalists question the beaches' readiness for the season following the Tuapse spill.
The consequences of the oil spill in Tuapse cannot be considered completely resolved, although authorities are expressing hopes for the tourist season. An objective assessment of the situation is impossible without transparent information on the scale of the spill, environmentalists noted. Rescue workers continue to clean the central beaches. Beaches in resort villages are being cleaned only by small groups of volunteers, and accommodation providers are reporting a drop in demand.
20:58, 24 May 2026
Pashinyan used the issue of visa-free travel with the EU in his election campaign.
The issue of visa liberalization with the European Union will be resolved within the next two years, Nikol Pashinyan stated today during a meeting with voters.
19:58, 24 May 2026
A march demanding treatment for sick children took place in Tbilisi.
A march in support of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy was held under the slogan "Give Children a Cure." Parents of children in need of treatment and activists participated.
18:58, 24 May 2026
A meeting between Dagestan's leadership and bloggers gave cause for cautious optimism.
The meeting between Dagestan's new leadership and representatives of popular Telegram channels and independent media offers a chance for criticism of the authorities to be perceived constructively and for their concerns to be heard, Makhachkala residents believe.
17:58, 24 May 2026
The EU extended the mandate of Pavel Gerchinsky.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Gerchinsky will continue his work after September 2026; his mandate has been extended.
16:58, 24 May 2026
A mobilized soldier from Karachay-Cherkessia was killed in a military operation.
Valery Nechitailov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 196 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed.
Cleaning up a fresh oil spill on the beach in the village of Volna. Screenshot from the "Dolphins" headquarters photo from May 23, 2026, https://t.me/shtab_delfin/2745.
15:58, 24 May 2026
Volunteers collected over 200 bags of fuel oil in one day in the village of Volna.
Fresh fuel oil spills were discovered on the beach in the village of Volna. Volunteers cleaned the beach in one day, collecting over 200 bags of fuel oil-sand mixture.
14:58, 24 May 2026
A serviceman from Khasavyurt was killed in combat.
Rasul Saypulaev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,951 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
A still from a video message from residents of the village of Gornaya Proleika to the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation: https://vkvideo.ru/video-233551398_456449026
13:59, 24 May 2026
Residents of a village in the Volgograd region have secured a water supply.
Water supply to residents of a village in the Dubovsky District was restored after villagers complained to Alexander Bastrykin about unsuccessful appeals to officials. The Investigative Committee reported the opening of a criminal investigation.
Taimuraz Akhokhov. Photo from the Kabardino-Balkaria Governor's Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/pravitelstvokbr/19378
12:57, 24 May 2026
The death of the mayor of Nalchik has attracted the attention of investigators.
Nalchik Mayor Taimuraz Akhokhov was found dead today, and investigators are investigating the circumstances of his death.
Armenian and Turkish flags near a railway. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in Photoshop.
11:59, 24 May 2026
Armenia has gained access to freight transport via the Akhalkalaki-Kars railway.
Nikol Pashinyan announced that Armenia now has the opportunity to export and import products via the railway between Georgia and Turkey. Turkey's special envoy described this as a step toward establishing direct trade between Turkey and Armenia.
11:01, 24 May 2026
Security forces explained the refusal to hold an opposition rally in Tbilisi.
The Opposition Alliance submitted an application for a rally to mark Independence Day late and failed to include all the necessary information, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs explained in its denial of permission.
09:59, 24 May 2026
Five soldiers from the Volgograd region were named as killed in action.
In the Kalachevsky district, awards were presented to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,789 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
A UAV in the sky. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
08:57, 24 May 2026
Kuban region falls under drone attack
Last night, the military destroyed drones in 12 regions, including the Krasnodar Territory.
07:58, 24 May 2026
Officials did not allow the opposition to hold a rally on Georgia's Independence Day.
Tbilisi City Hall and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have denied the Opposition Alliance permission to hold a rally on May 26 to mark Georgia's Independence Day. The opposition has assured that the rally outside the parliament building will proceed despite the ban.
Levan Akhobadze. Photo: Interpressnews https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/175156-v-kachestve-mery-presecheniia-dlia-byvshego-zamglavy-sgb-gruzii-levana-akhobadze-izbrano-zakliuchenie-pod-strazhu
06:59, 24 May 2026
The former deputy head of the State Security Service of Georgia has been taken into custody.
A Tbilisi court has remanded Levan Akhobadze, accused of accepting a large bribe for assistance in smuggling money from Russia, into custody.
05:59, 24 May 2026
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.
Romik Khalidov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,950 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
04:56, 24 May 2026
The sentence against the former deputy head of Gelendzhik has been upheld.
The Cassation Court upheld the sentence of former Gelendzhik deputy mayor Pavel Blinov, who was sentenced to three years in a penal colony for abuse of power.
03:57, 24 May 2026
Historians have assessed the memory of the Muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus.
The phenomenon of muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus is less well-known than the mass deportation of the Adyghe, but for the peoples of the region, the number of those who left was significant. According to historians, the reasons for the migration of entire ethnic groups also varied slightly.
02:57, 24 May 2026
The Supreme Court found violations in the case of Viktor Berezhnoy.
Residents of the collapsed high-rise building on Narimanov Street in Rostov-on-Don have appealed to the Supreme Court of Russia against the cassation court's decision to overturn the acquittal of former Voroshilovsky District Head Viktor Berezhnoy. The Supreme Court has decided to review the case.
News
Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. Photo by "Caucasian Knot." Chernovik has come out in support of its editor, Abdulmumin Gadzhiev.

Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/DZflicFoR43/ (the activities of Meta (the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia) Residents of Dagestan demanded a response from authorities and human rights activists to the Magomeddibirov case.

Special operation in Ukraine. Screenshot from video https://function.mil.ru The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,250.

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.