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Pugacheva and Kadyrov. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI
12:59, 17 September 2025
What words of Pugacheva offended Kadyrov
Alla Pugacheva spoke about the First Chechen War and Dzhokhar Dudayev in her first major interview after leaving Russia. Ramzan Kadyrov responded to the singer's words, advising her "not to provoke an entire nation."
Elections. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI in the Copilot program
13:19, 12 September 2025
Single Voting Day 2025 in the South of Russia
As part of the Single Voting Day from September 12 to 14, 2025, elections are being held in some regions of southern Russia and the North Caucasus. In Kuban and Rostov Oblast, governors are being elected, and in a number of other regions, city council deputies, heads of cities and towns are being elected.
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI
12:31, 11 September 2025
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. These documents are also published by the Caucasian Knot.
Kadyrov's sons. The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program
17:39, 1 July 2025
The Main Thing About the Weddings of Kadyrov's Sons
The weddings of Ramzan Kadyrov's sons are preceded by public meetings with Vladimir Putin. The celebrations themselves are accompanied by lavish ceremonies and symbolic gestures from government officials. At the same time, the names of the wives of the Chechen leader's sons are not publicly announced.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Illustration created by “Caucasian Knot” using AI in the Copilot software.
15:34, 8 May 2025
Ramzan Kadyrov’s seven statements of resignation
In May 2025, the leader of Chechnya stated that he asked to be released from the post. However, on the other day, Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that he was misunderstood. Over the past ten years, the leader of Chechnya has announced his desire to resign at least seven times and remained in office.
The Georgian Parliament. Photo: press service http://www.parliament.ge/en/saparlamento-saqmianoba/plenaruli-sxdomebi/plenaruli-sxdomebi_news/the-plenary-session-of-the-parliament8.page
22:27, 10 May 2024
Law of Georgia "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" (bill with an explanatory note)
The Georgian ruling party, having a majority in the parliament, has approved the bill "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" in the first and second readings.
16:55, 3 October 2023
UN team completes mission to Karabakh
A United Nations mission, led by Vladanka Andreeva, UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, visited the Karabakh region in Azerbaijan on Sunday, 1 October.
Kadyrov’s fighters in Ukraine, March 1, 2022. Screenshot of video posted at Ramzan Kadyrov’s Telegram Channel, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/1299
13:12, 2 March 2022
Factbox: Kadyrov’s fighters in Ukraine
During the six days of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, a lot of rumours and conjectures have appeared. What is really known about the participation of Chechen law enforcers, about their losses and statements of the republic's leadership, – read the details in the reference material of the "Caucasian Knot".
A solo picket in support of Zarema Musayeva, held by a St. Petersburg activist on Nevsky Prospekt near the Kazan Cathedral on the evening of January 31. Photo: https://www.zaks.ru/new/archive/view/222274
12:31, 3 February 2022
How Yangulbaevs became Kadyrov's enemies
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his entourage have attacked the Yangulbaev family with threats; and on February 2, they organized a rally in central Grozny to condemn the family. How the conflict began, what are Kadyrov's accusations and the Yangulbaevs' answer, as well as what does the oppositional Telegram channel has to do with it – see below in the reference material of the "Caucasian Knot".
A Muslim praying. Photo courtesy of Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
15:54, 13 April 2021
Ramadan
Ramadan (Arabic) or Ramazan (Persian and Turkic) is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar, the month of fasting (as-saum). Ramadan is the month of spiritual and moral cleaning, as well as of faith and will strengthening. In 2020, Ramadan began at sunset on April 23; the first day of fasting (Uraza) was April 24; and the month will end on May 23.
Map of deployment of Russian peacekeepers. Infographics by the Caucasian Knot
22:23, 13 November 2020
Karabakh: map of deployment of Russian peacekeepers
Map of Nagorno-Karabakh
21:09, 12 November 2020
Karabakh on the map: What Azerbaijan gains after war
Anzor Umarov. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/jJQXwiUtbfU?t=554
13:51, 8 July 2020
Umarov, Mamikhan Mukhadievich (Anzor)
A Chechen refugee in Austria and a harsh Kadyrov's critic; a former investigator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), who collaborated with special services; was assassinated in Vienna on July 4, 2020.
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/
20:30, 6 December 2019
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.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw
16:14, 29 November 2019
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.
Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o
23:12, 25 October 2019
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.
Dubrovka Theatre Centre, Moscow, October 2002. Photo: official website of 'Edinaya Rossiya' (United Russia) Party, http://er.ru/news/64182/
11:09, 25 October 2019
Terror act at Dubrovka Theatre Centre (October 23-26, 2002)
The day of October 23, 2019, marked the 17th anniversary of the seizure of the Dubrovka Theatre Centre. The terror act took place in Moscow, on October 23-26, 2002. A group of armed militants led by Movsar Baraev took 916 hostages. The terrorists demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities in Chechnya and the withdrawal of federal troops from the republic. During rescue operation 130 hostages, including 10 children, were killed, and more than 700 other hostages were injured.
Movsar Eskerkhanov. Photo: screenshot of the video by КАВКАЗ LIFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRVKVnK_wkg
23:31, 11 June 2019
Movsar Eskerkhanov
He is a native of Chechnya, who is trying to get refugee status in Germany. In September 2017, he became the first native of the republic to confess to his homosexuality.
Zhalaudi Geriev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:28, 16 May 2019
Key facts about Geriev's case: from kidnapping to appeal
On September 5, 2016, Chechen journalist Zhalaudi Geriev, working for the 'Caucasian Knot', was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a penal colony on charges of drug possession. Prior to his arrest, on April 16, 2016, Geriev was kidnapped by armed men on his way to the airport after he had already bought an airline ticket and registered online. After kidnapping law enforcers confiscated his phones and backpack, which allegedly contained drugs. The armed men then took the journalist to the forest and questioned him, tying his hands and putting a plastic bag over his head.
Zhalaudi Geriev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:27, 16 May 2019
Zhalaudi Geriev
Zhalaudi Geriev is a Chechen journalist and a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot". On September 5, 2016, he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment on the charge of drug possession. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" recognized Zhalaudi Geriev as a political prisoner.
News
A cargo of Russian grain arrived in Armenia via Azerbaijan for the first time since the 1990s.

Protesters in Yerevan demanded an investigation into the murder of Aishat Baimuradova.

Human rights activists in Armenia have demanded an investigation into the death of Aishat Baimuradova.

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.