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The law enforcers during the special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/11/25/v-nalchike-neitralizovany-14-boevikov-polnostyu-unichtozhena-krupnaya-banda-i-.html
05:40, 14 December 2015
During the week from December 7 to December 13, 2015, one person perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The drivers' slogan "No to 3,73" / Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:24, 13 December 2015
In the course of the action "Funeral of the system 'Platon'" held in Khimki against the new toll collection system, truck drivers on protest have stated that the system will "bury" private carriers. At the meetings with members of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), truck drivers from Dagestan and the Stavropol Territory have also voiced the demand to abolish the system "Platon".
Aircraft fragments after the accident in Stavropol Territory. Photo: the Cossack village of Suvorovskaya, http://bloknot-stavropol.ru/news/upavshiy-na-stavropole-samolet-letel-nezakonno-674880
16:35, 13 December 2015
The flight of the aircraft crashed in the Stavropol Territory and its route were not unauthorized. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.
The building of the Armenian CEC. Photo: RFE/RL
13:06, 13 December 2015
According to final estimates, 63.37% of people voted in favour of the constitutional reforms in Armenia. This has been announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia. 4.1% of ballots declared invalid.
02:43, 13 December 2015
Relatives of a resident of the Dagestani town of Izberbash, killed in a shootout with law enforcers, do not believe the law enforcers' version of his involvement in the armed underground and declare his innocence.
Journalists Shamkhan Kagirov, Nina Efimova and Ramzan Khadjiev killed in Chechen wars. Photo: Memorial.marshpamyati.org
00:54, 13 December 2015
500 copies of the book "Deshan b1akhoy" ("Warriors of the Word") written by journalist Aza Gazieva was published in the Chechen language. The book contains essays about 15 journalists killed in the course of the first and second Chechen wars.
21:00, 12 December 2015
Today, in Rostov-on-Don, about 20 people have held a picket in support of the opposition action "March of Change" held in Moscow. Activists gathered in Builders' Park. In their hand, they were holding posters reading: "Power, respect the Constitution!", "TV reporters, tell the people the truth about truckers!", and "For alternativeness of power!"
Natalia Dorozhnova, December 12, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:37, 12 December 2015
In Volgograd, activists Galina Tikhenko and Natalia Dorozhnova held solo pickets against violations of the Constitution, the fundamental law of the country. The picket was dated to the Constitution Day.
Artak Gevorgyan. Screenshot from the ‘Caucasian knot’ video about ‘Counterstike’ art group.
16:53, 12 December 2015
Artak Gevorgyan, an activist of the art group "Counterstrike", who was detained in Yerevan for the art action criticizing the Armenian authorities, was released under recognizance not to leave. Artak Gevorgyan claims that law enforcers treated him rudely and kept him for a long time at the Department of the National Security Service.
"Caustic" Factory in Volgograd. Photo: Rsppvo.ru
15:00, 12 December 2015
In Volgograd, in the Krasnoarmeisk District of the city, where the "Caustic" Factory is located, activist have held an action calling to sign a petition to Vladimir Putin concerning the situation of air pollution in the city. According to ecologists, during two pickets, they managed to collect about 620 signatures.
Dug-in positions of the Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, January 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:18, 12 December 2015
On December 11, a regular soldier Karen Grigoryan was killed by a sniper at the contact line of armed forces. This has been reported today by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Zubair Mustafaev. Photo: Riadagestan.ru
09:02, 12 December 2015
In Dagestan, the court has pronounced the verdict against Zubair Mustafaev, the former head of the town of Izberbash. He was found guilty of abuse of power in connection with the allocation of land plots in the recreational area of the Caspian Sea. Zubair Mustafaev was sentenced to four years of imprisonment and a fine in the amount of 14 million roubles.
07:33, 12 December 2015
The "REN TV" TV Channel showed the videos depicting the executions of Migitin Djavadov, the head of the Dagestani village of Karamakhi, and Shamil Ibakov, a resident of the village of Chankurbe. According to the "REN TV" TV Channel, the videos of the executions were shot and disseminated by militants, who sworn allegiance to the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia and recognized as a terrorist organization.
Building designed to accommodate Islamic educational and cultural centre in Nalchik. Photo: Islamnews.ru
05:17, 12 December 2015
The new complex of buildings in Nalchik, built as an Islamic educational and cultural centre, is to be opened as the Children's Academy of Art "Sun City". The opening ceremony is scheduled for December 25.
03:56, 12 December 2015
According to the report "Foreign Fighters. An Updated Assessment of the Flow of Foreign Fighters into Syria and Iraq" prepared by experts on security of the US "Soufan Group", the number of fighters of the "Islamic State" (IS) has reached 31,000. Meanwhile, during this period, the number of fighters, who are Russian citizens, has tripled and increased from 800 up to 2400.
03:31, 12 December 2015
In Brest, a Russian citizen has been detained. In Russia, he was put on the wanted list on suspicion of organizing an illegal armed formation (IAF) and involvement in it.
Evgeny Vitishko (in the middle) in the courtroom. Photo: http://www.yabloko.ru/regnews/Moscow/2015/04/15_0
20:27, 11 December 2015
Evgeny Vitishko, an ecologist from Krasnodar, who is on hunger strike in his colony-settlement, started having problems with his kidneys, heart and arterial blood tension.
The Yunus spouses after Leyla Yunis was released, December 9, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:57, 11 December 2015
The defence disagrees with the verdict of the court of appeal, but the decision to lodge a cassation complaint has not been made yet, Elchin Gambarov, an advocate of Leyla Yunus, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Believes gather for prayer in a mosque in the village of Shamkhal. Photo: http://islamdag.ru/news/14079
17:02, 11 December 2015
The parishioners of village mosque located in the village of Shamkhal in Makhachkala, detained today, include the Imam, said his deputy. The police department of the village has not confirmed the information about mass detentions, explaining that operative checks are being conducted in the village.
Activists of "New Armenia" set up paper tents in Yerevan, December 11, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:57, 11 December 2015
According to organizers, over 400 people gathered for a rally of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia" in Freedom Square in Yerevan.
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.