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  • Khamzat Kadyrov confirms drone attack on Chechnya

    Secretary of the Chechen Security Council Khamzat Kadyrov has posted on a social networking service a video of the destruction of a drone. The Chechen official has also added that all the drones launched today to attack the republic had been shot down.

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Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
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December 28, 2024 20:57

The crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny. Photo by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan

December 28 will be a day of mourning in Chechnya for those who perished in the aircraft crash near Aktau; entertainment events in the republic have been cancelled and state flags have been lowered.

December 27, 2024 21:16

A plane flying Baku-Grozny crashed. Photo: Baza / Telegram

An Embraer 190 aircraft flying on the Baku-Grozny route crashed near Aktau due to physical and technical external interference, Azerbaijan Airlines said, citing data from a preliminary investigation.

December 27, 2024 21:38

Inna Tishkina. Screenshot of a video posted on the “Smersh Kubani” Telegram channel on December 25, 2024 https://t.me/NKB_Smersh/125

Inna Tishkina from Krasnodar apologized for her posts on the X social networking service which were “discrediting the Russian Army.” The reason for the attention to the resident of Krasnodar was an...

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