Operation "Jihad" began at dawn on August 6, 1996. A force of just 887 fighters from the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria entered Grozny, facing a Russian military contingent numbering in the thousands. Learn more about the course of the operation and its aftermath in our video report.

Правительство России до 1 июля 2027 года разрешило вновь производить, импортировать и продавать автомобильный бензин экологических классов «Евро-2», «Евро-3» и «Евро-4». Решение принято на фоне топливного кризиса, который особенно остро проявился на Северном Кавказе: летом жители ряда республик столкнулись с дефицитом бензина, очередями на АЗС, ограничениями на объем заправки и резким ростом цен.

Khalid Karaf, a resident of Nalchik who had spent months trying to determine the fate of his missing son, was summoned—along with his wife and daughter—to the FSB headquarters, where they were informed that the son had died. *Kavkazsky Uzel* (Caucasian Knot) reported this, citing the man himself and a source within a Circassian organization.

Azerbaijani truck drivers transiting through Georgia have been unable to clear customs for several weeks. They report that their trucks are being held at the Sarpi and Red Bridge border crossings, as well as at the customs clearance center in Tbilisi, without any official explanation regarding the reasons.