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Military personnel in the Northeast Military District. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
03:50, 19 December 2025
Six fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in a military operation.
Artur Khashkhozhev, Ruslan Apikov, Martin Baragunov, Renat Gedmishkhov, Beslan Shaov, and Dzhabrail Kulturbayev from the Zolsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly acknowledged the deaths of at least 349 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria.
02:52, 19 December 2025
A Sochi resident was sentenced to 13 years in prison for treason.
The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced a 72-year-old Sochi resident for treason. According to the court, the man voluntarily passed information about the situation on the Black Sea coast to Ukrainian intelligence.
Unfinished buildings in the Rostov region built by the Citystroy construction company. December 16, 2025. Photo: Rostov-on-Don News / Telegram https://t.me/privet_rostov_ru
01:58, 19 December 2025
Residents of the Rostov region have declared a hunger strike due to unfinished housing.
The wives of Rostov Region Air Defense Forces soldiers who suffered as a result of the actions of the construction company "Citystroy" have begun an indefinite hunger strike to draw the attention of federal authorities.
A soldier in the Northeast Military District. This illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
01:00, 19 December 2025
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone
Shakir Chubanov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have publicly named at least 1,727 Dagestani servicemen killed there.
A lesson at a Chechen school. Screenshot from https://chesu.ru/.
00:03, 19 December 2025
A teacher shortage in Chechnya has raised questions about the quality of education
Chechen schools are short of primary school teachers and Chechen language teachers, and rural areas also face problems with subject teachers. School vacancies number in the hundreds. Parents are concerned about the quality of education their students are receiving.
The village of Khubar. Screenshot from the Voice of the Steppe photo: https://golosstepi.ru/lenta-novostej/126987/
23:12, 18 December 2025
Security forces helped the former head of Khubar take over the office of the village head
Citing a court ruling, security forces removed the seals from the office of the head of the village of Khubar and installed the former head, Kamilpasha Khaibulaev, whose term expired on December 3, in it. The newly elected head of the village, Rashid Isakov, considered their actions illegal; he, the deputies, and the villagers intend to complain to the Dagestani authorities.
Protesters outside the Georgian Parliament. Screenshot from Interpressnews photo from December 18, 2025, https://www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/857705-parlamenttan-saprotesto-akcia-mimdinareobs
22:13, 18 December 2025
Protesters in Georgia called police demands absurd
Protesters in Tbilisi decided not to hold a march today, instead gathering outside the Georgian Parliament. The security forces' demands to leave the sidewalk outside the building following the entry into force of amendments to the Law on Assemblies and Manifestations are absurd, protesters said. Protesters in Batumi also expressed their protest against the new law.
Apti Alaudinov. Still from video from December 18, 2025, https://t.me/AptiAlaudinovAKHMAT/17220.
21:15, 18 December 2025
Alaudinov threatened Wasserman and his assistant for a parliamentary inquiry
State Duma Deputy Anatoly Wasserman called on Apti Alaudinov to "order him to stop the farce" surrounding his name, presumably referring to the conflicts involving Z-bloggers. The head of the Akhmat special forces responded by questioning Wasserman's right to question him, as he previously held Ukrainian citizenship, and threatened to prosecute his assistant.
Dolphin. Screenshot of a photo from the Delfa Center from January 6, 2025, https://t.me/delfacenter/252.
20:15, 18 December 2025
688 dolphins died in the past year following the fuel oil spill in Kuban
The bodies of 688 dead dolphins have been found along the coast of the Krasnodar Krai in the year since the fuel oil spill. Not all of these deaths are related to the fuel oil spill, but its effects will persist for several years, according to specialists from the Delfa Center.
European Parliament. An AI-generated illustration of the "Caucasian Knot" created by Copilot
19:12, 18 December 2025
The European Parliament called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners
The European Parliament called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners, including scientists Bahruz Samedov and Igbal Abilov. Members also emphasized the need for sanctions against the country's authorities for human rights violations.
A judge's gavel against the backdrop of the village of Grpegezh in the Chereksky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. An AI-generated illustration by the "Caucasian Knot" program Copilot.
18:17, 18 December 2025
The court confiscated the property of a former deputy from Kabardino-Balkaria.
Land and a plot of land worth over 16 million rubles, acquired with unverified income, have been confiscated from a former deputy of the village of Gerpegezh in Kabardino-Balkaria.
Magomed Shamilov. Video screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/live/vcKHpfFF8X8
17:16, 18 December 2025
The court found no violation of the law in Shamilov's statements about the sale of Dagestan lands.
The Soviet Court of Makhachkala dismissed the administrative case against Magomed Shamilov, chairman of the independent trade union of employees of the internal affairs and prosecutor's offices. Experts found no evidence of incitement to hatred or hostility in his statements against the sale of Gunib's lands. Shamilov and Dagestani activists considered the court's decision fair.
Murad Sultanli. Screenshot of a photo from Natig Adilov's page, December 17, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10238936297361641&set=a.2117380289798 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).
16:16, 18 December 2025
An Azerbaijani opposition party activist has been arrested for 30 days.
Murad Sultanli, Chairman of the Audit Commission of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has been placed under administrative arrest for 30 days. His associates believe the charges against him are fabricated.
Родственники убитого и полиция возле школы. 16 декабря 2025 г. Скриншот видео https://www.instagram.com/reels/DSU0GUiCC_P/ принадлежит компании Meta деятельность которой запрещена в России
15:20, 18 December 2025
The murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo has sparked discussions about Russia's national policy in North Caucasus Federal District public groups
The nationalist nature of the murder of a 10-year-old Tajik boy in a school near Moscow demonstrated the failure of nationalities policy in Russia. The "Russian Community" condemned the incident, but users of Dagestani and Chechen Telegram channels pointed out the contribution of such groups in perpetuating Islamophobia as a norm for years.
14:29, 18 December 2025
A Chechen fighter was killed in a military operation.
Mehdi Zuzayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 254 Chechen fighters have been officially recognized as killed.
Ruben Vardanyan. Photo: https://armlife.am/ru/ruben-vardanyan-otkazalsya-uchastvovat-v-sudebnom-farse-i-obyavil-golodovku/
13:30, 18 December 2025
The prosecution requested a life sentence for Vardanyan
At a hearing in the Baku Military Court, the prosecutor proposed a life sentence for former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan. Vardanyan stated that the trial did not meet the requirements of a fair trial.
Krasnodar residents' address to Putin. December 18, 2025. Video screenshot: https://t.me/tipichkras/73143
12:31, 18 December 2025
Krasnodar residents appealed to Putin over broken roads and garbage
Residents of the Muzykalny microdistrict in Krasnodar recorded a message for the Russian president's direct line, complaining about the state of the roads and the lack of garbage collection. They say their appeals to local authorities have been ineffective.
The Parliament of Georgia. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/
11:31, 18 December 2025
The Georgian parliament abolished the South Ossetian administration in exile
Parliament approved a decision to abolish the administration of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Region effective January 1, 2026.
An FSB officer steps away from a backpack before it was destroyed. December 17, 2025. Screenshot from a Russian FSB video.
09:44, 18 December 2025
The FSB has detained a student in connection with a terrorist plot in Volgodonsk
A college student intended to bring a backpack containing a homemade explosive device equivalent to 10 kg of TNT to the Volgodonsk administration building and hand it over to an official.
Bakhruz Samedov. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1052981443502606&set=a.454678036666286&type=3 belongs to Meta, a company banned in Russia.
08:49, 18 December 2025
Scientists and human rights activists have called for the release of Bakhruz Samedov
The international academic network Scholars at Risk has appealed to the Azerbaijani government to release researcher Bahruz Samedov. The petition was also supported by the human rights organization Amnesty International and the Norwegian Foundation for International Aid to Students and Scholars.
News
Special military operation in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense press service More than 8,600 fighters from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO zone.

Yuri Napso. Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AhGZKoCzUo Investigators have dropped the rape case against Napso.

The former deputy head of Gelendzhik was convicted of abuse of office.

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.