I attach the secondary route for Russia.

You need to add another day or doing that.

Thanks Samy
Yes another option if we are stuck, might be as well getting a Azerbaijan Visa as well before we leave the UK.

Eric:thumbup1:

Ukraine - Russia - Georgia
 

Hello, we have just arrived in Tbilisi having done the following route:

Kerch ferry (Ukraine) to Port Kavkaz (Russia).
Night in Krasnodar.
Krasnodar to Nal'chik.
Night in Nal'chik.
Nal'chik to Verkhiny Lars.
Crossed from Russia into Georgia at Verkhiny Lars.
Night in Juta, just beyond Kazbegi (also known as Stepantsminda).

No problems in crossing the Russia - Gerogia border.

United Arab Emirates registered car. We are both German passport holders.

Full trip report from Kerch (Ukraine) to (Georgia) is written up on the website here:

Special report! Ukraine, Russia and Georgia via Port Kerch, the Vladikavkaz / Verkhiny Lars and Kazbegi / Stepantsminda border | Plastic Not So Fantastic

It is too long for a forum section!! Overall we felt pretty much OK going through the area, but we didn't stray from the main road. There is a heavy police presence. We spoke with an English lady who works there who said North Ossetia and Chechnya is fine, Dagestan isn't.