Conflicts

December 12, 2025 12:20

• Pashinyan's position on returning to Karabakh coincided with the opinion of Azerbaijani social media users

  Azerbaijani social media users, commenting on the Karabakh parliamentarians' statement about fighting to return to their homeland, called it unrealistic. The Armenian Prime Minister expressed a similar opinion, also suggesting that Baku close the issue of Western Azerbaijan.

December 12, 2025 05:00

• The second warning system test in three days was conducted in Chechnya

  Amid the increasing frequency of drone attacks, Chechen authorities organized at least two tests of emergency sirens within three days. Another test was previously scheduled for late December.

December 12, 2025 03:47

• Karabakh military personnel denied charges in a Baku court

  Eight defendants in the case against the military-political leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh made their final statements before a Baku court. All pleaded not guilty to the war crimes charged against them.

December 12, 2025 02:49

• Volgograd and Sochi airports are closed to aircraft

  Rosaviatsiya temporarily closed the airports in Sochi and Volgograd to flights. Shortly after the flight ban, the mayor of Sochi announced the lifting of the drone alert, although residents had previously heard a series of explosions.

December 11, 2025 05:54

• Karabakh MPs and activists called for the collective return of refugees to their homeland

  On the anniversary of the independence referendum, members of parliament of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic declared their intention to fight for collective return. Participants in the hearings noted that the Armenian authorities are actively distancing themselves from the issue, encouraging refugees to disperse around the world.

December 10, 2025 01:59

• Karabakh historians have reported vandalism in 17th-century monasteries

  A video of destruction inside the Yerits Mankants Monastery has been published on Azerbaijani social media. Satellite images also show the destruction of the Holy Savior Monastery, both dating back to the 17th century. Historians have called on the international community to respond to the destruction of Armenian monuments in Karabakh.

December 09, 2025 14:54

• A new drone attack has been recorded in Chechnya

  Security forces shot down two drones in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov reported, and published a video of the drone's destruction over the Grozny region.

December 09, 2025 13:55

• Crashed drones found in two villages in Ingushetia

  Two downed drones were found in the Malgobek District; no injuries were reported. The number of airports closed today in the North Caucasus Federal District due to flight safety concerns has risen to four.

December 09, 2025 08:07

• Victims in Vardanyan's case testified in court about the shelling of Lachin

  Azerbaijani citizens recognized as victims in a war crimes case testified in court about the shelling of Lachin by Armenian units. Lachin came under Baku's control even before defendant Ruben Vardanyan became a Karabakh official.

December 08, 2025 12:28

• The trial of Karabakh's leaders reminded Facebook users of the tragedies in Sumgait and Khojaly

  Discussions about the court hearing on the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh have resulted in mutual recriminations between Armenian and Azerbaijani Facebook* users, recalling the tragic events of the long-running armed conflict.

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