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August 02, 2022 19:02

• Three persons injured in a mine explosion in Azerbaijan

  This morning, three persons have been blown up by a mine in the Fizuli District of Azerbaijan. The victims have got injuries of varying severity.

August 02, 2022 14:37

• Nagorno-Karabakh claims tense situation on contact line

  A tense situation remains on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone. The command of the peacemakers and authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh are taking steps to prevent escalation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has informed.

August 02, 2022 14:16

• In week of July 25-31, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

  During the week from July 25 to July 31, 2022, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, there were no reports about any casualties or wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

August 02, 2022 14:04

• Kirill Skripin's advocate tells his health condition after SIZO

  Kirill Skripin, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, accused within a graffiti case critical of the Russian president, is seriously ill. However, he was released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) not because of his illness, but because the investigator did not insist on his further custody, Irina Gak, his advocate, has noted.

August 02, 2022 11:11

• Settlement programme for refugees from Ukraine stopped in Tbilisi

  Since August 1, the programme of the Tbilisi Mayoralty for providing refugees from Ukraine with housing and foodstuffs has ceased to operate; within the coming three months, they will receive cash benefits. This caused opposition's criticism, which stated that it's impossible to rent housing in the Georgian capital for this money, and called on citizens to help refugees.

August 02, 2022 10:55

• Serviceman wounded on Nagorno-Karabakh border

  Albert Bakhshiyan, a serviceman of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, who was wounded on the contact line, is in satisfactory condition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has informed.

August 02, 2022 08:40

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azeri militaries of provocations

  The Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh has suppressed the attempts of Azerbaijani militaries to cross the contact line, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has reported. The Azerbaijan MoD has refuted this statement.

August 02, 2022 08:31

• Defence challenges verdicts to Cheldiev and two other activists

  Appeal complaints have been sent to the courts against the sentences passed to Vadim Cheldiev, Arsen Besolov and Ramis Chirkinov, convicted for organizing riots at a rally in Vladikavkaz, their advocates have announced.

August 02, 2022 08:18

• Raffi Ovannisyan denied entry to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Without explanations, Raffi Ovannisyan, the founder of the Armenian oppositional "Heritage" Party, was not allowed to come to Nagorno-Karabakh. The ban was imposed by Russian peacemakers, the party has stated.

August 01, 2022 22:09

• Vladikavkaz citizen fined for discrediting Russian Armed Forces

  A court sentenced a resident of Vladikavkaz to a fine of 30,000 roubles, recognizing his posts on a social media outlet as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, the police reported.

August 01, 2022 21:48

• Court obliges Prosecutor’s Office to eliminate violations in case on Djabiev’s death

  The Tskhinvali City Court returned the case on the death of Inal Djabiev to the Prosecutor’s Office and demanded to eliminate the violations in it. Part of the information indicated in the case file was not confirmed in the indictment, a lawyer of the Inal Djabiev’s widow explained.

August 01, 2022 18:55

• Protesters threaten revenge for massacre in Armenian village

  The trial in a case on the murder of four persons in the village of Shamiram has been going on for more than four years, relatives of the victims have stated at a protest action. The protestors called on the authorities of Armenia to intervene in the case and expedite the investigation. The relatives of the victims warn that if a guilty person is not convicted, blood feud is not ruled out.

August 01, 2022 18:54

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 25-31, 2022

  Persecution of pacifists in Southern Russia; casualties in a rescue helicopter crash in Georgia; public outcry after a debauch in Nizhnevartovsk by a native of Dagestan who called himself a Chechen, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 25-31, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

August 01, 2022 18:27

• US Congressman proposes transferring HIMARS to Georgia

  When explaining his call to transfer HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to Georgia, US Congressman Adam Kinzinger wrote that after the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia might enter into an armed conflict in Southern Caucasus.

August 01, 2022 13:41

• Georgia: experts criticize authorities' report on economic growth

  The Georgian Statistical Agency (GSA) has reported the growth of country's economy in June. However, Georgian economists assert that statistics are influenced by money transfers from abroad, while in Georgia, a number of industries are declining, and the number of unemployed is growing.

August 01, 2022 13:06

• Ingushetia is worst Russian region in terms of gasoline accessibility for residents

  According to the first half of 2022, residents of Ingushetia can afford to buy only 570 litres of gasoline for their salary. This is the worst result in Russia. Residents of Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria can also purchase less than 600 litres.

August 01, 2022 11:40

• Armenian villagers go out to protest against canal water pollution

  Residents of the village of Djrashen, Ararat Region, have blocked the road in protest against water pollution in the canal flowing through the village. They treat the discharge of waste water from the pig farm as the source of pollution.

August 01, 2022 11:24

• Passers-by treat Russians' pacifist action in Gyumri as inappropriate

  On July 31, more than 20 Russian citizens held a pacifist march in the Armenian city of Gyumri. Their action found no support among local residents, the organizers have reported.

August 01, 2022 11:06

• Meliya refutes information about Saakashvili's quitting UNM

  The advocate's statement about Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili's departure from the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party that he founded is untrue and was voiced out as part of the defence's strategy, Nika Meliya, the party chairman, has suggested.

August 01, 2022 10:47

• Residents of Chechnya call to abandon practice of expensive gifts to groom's family

  The practice of giving expensive presents by the bride to the groom's family is contrary to traditions; it should be cancelled, Instagram* users have pointed out in their comments to the video by the "Grozny" State TV Channel.