Karachay-Cherkessia

July 20, 2026 05:59

• The wife of the detained climber in Karachay-Cherkessia complained about the violation of his rights.

  Law enforcement officers detained 38-year-old climber Mikhail Semenov in Karachay-Cherkessia on the pretext of failing to report to the colony, his wife complained. Semenov was detained unjustly, as he was undergoing a rehabilitation program at that time, which, according to the law, is a valid reason, the lawyer indicated.

July 19, 2026 23:00

• A fighter from Karachay-Cherkessia was killed in the special military operation zone.

  Alin Temirezov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 200 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed.

July 19, 2026 07:01

• Authorities have recognized at least 9450 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine.

  At least 4694 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4756 military personnel from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the special operation in Ukraine.

July 18, 2026 16:01

• A mobilized soldier from Karachay-Cherkessia was killed in the special military operation zone.

  Mikhail Khudenko was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 199 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed.

July 18, 2026 03:53

• Historians have called the eviction of the Ubykhs to the Ottoman Empire inevitable.

  The eviction of the Ubykhs from their native lands following the Caucasian War was practically inevitable, historians believe. According to them, the descendants living in Turkey remember their origins, but their identity has been erased.

July 17, 2026 11:23

• Four regions in southern Russia have crossed the 100 rubles per liter mark for AI-95.

  Rosstat reported that as of July 13, the average price of AI-95 in Kalmykia was over 111 rubles per liter, while in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Chechnya, the price ranged from 100 to 105 rubles per liter. Prices at private gas stations in Chechnya have risen to 190 rubles, readers of "Caucasian Knot" noted.

July 16, 2026 23:33

• Kase Kik considered the verdict in his homeland to be political persecution.

  Circassian activist Kase Kik, who was tried in absentia for spreading fakes about the army, linked the verdict to his political and human rights activities, emphasizing that he would not abandon his beliefs.

July 16, 2026 18:42

• The extradited native of Karachay-Cherkessia has been sentenced to 18 years in a colony.

  The court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ruslan Botashev, a native of Karachay-Cherkessia, to 18 years in a strict regime colony, finding him guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization in Syria and training in a militants' camp.

July 15, 2026 19:10

• Cherkessk activist Kase Kik was sentenced in absentia in a case about fakes regarding the army.

  The city court of Cherkessk sentenced Kase Kik to seven years, recognizing his publication on social media as the dissemination of fakes about the army. The sentence was issued in absentia, as Kik lives outside of Russia.

July 15, 2026 02:51

• The court found the resident of Cherkessk guilty of promoting terrorism.

  The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Rostislav Malygin, a resident of Cherkessk, to nine years in a penal colony for recruiting acquaintances into a terrorist organization and promoting its activities.

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