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October 28, 2020 23:13

• Nagorno-Karabakh authorities call video of Djalal Arutyunyan's death a fake

  The President of Nagorno-Karabakh awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh to Djalal Arutyunyan, who was dismissed from the post of the Defence Minister after he had been wounded. The Nagorno-Karabakh authorities denied the information about the Djalal Arutyunyan's death and reported that he was recovering.

October 28, 2020 22:55

• Nagorno-Karabakh: a maternity hospital in Stepanakert shelled

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh has made public photographs of a partially destroyed building of a maternity hospital in Stepanakert. Azerbaijan has denied any involvement in shelling attacks.

October 28, 2020 19:25

• Azerbaijan reports deaths of 20 Barda residents

  20 civilians were killed and up to 60 others were injured when the city of Barda was being shelled with cluster bombs from a "Smerch" heavy multiple missile launcher, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported.

October 28, 2020 19:10

• Shushi resident killed in a shelling attack

  One person was killed and two others were injured during a shelling attack on the city of Shushi with a "Smerch" heavy multiple missile launcher, the Nagorno-Karabakh Service for Emergencies reported.

October 28, 2020 18:53

• In France, Karabakh supporter attacked and injured

  Today, in France, several people have attacked a column of protesters calling on the French authorities to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. One of the activists got a head injury.

October 28, 2020 15:06

• Chechen law enforcers refuse to investigate Tepsurkaev's disappearance

  The Department for Chechnya of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has refused to initiate a case on the kidnapping of Salman Tepsurkaev, the moderator of the "1Adat" Telegram Channel, stating that there was no crime, the Committee against Torture (CaT) has reported today.

October 28, 2020 14:48

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports missile strike on Shushi

  Azerbaijani militaries have shelled the city of Shushi and nearby villages; authorities are studying the damage and the number of victims, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported.

October 28, 2020 14:34

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of frontline villages

  The positions of Azerbaijani troops in the Terter District are shelled by artillery; and at night, attacks were also delivered on dwelling settlements in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

October 28, 2020 11:51

• Iran is ready to mediate settlement of Karabakh conflict

  Tehran has held talks with Baku and Yerevan and offered to act as a mediator in resolving the aggravation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

October 28, 2020 11:35

• Ten young filmmakers reach final of Circassian Film Festival

  On October 31, ten best works of young filmmakers from eight countries will be posted on the "Circassian Film Festival" YouTube Channel. Short films are dedicated to the Circassians' history and culture. An important precondition for participating in the contest is the use of the Adyg (Circassian) language.

October 28, 2020 11:23

• Over 400 Azerbaijanis await departure home in camps near Kullar

  The camp organized near the village of Kullar still accommodates 335 residents of Azerbaijan; 99 other people live in a spontaneous camp. The next dispatch of Azerbaijanis home did not take place; while it became cold to spend nights in tents that are unfit with heating means, the administration of the Derbent District has informed.

October 28, 2020 08:42

• Five persons named as victims of law enforcers' shootout in Achkhoi-Martan

  As a result of the shootout in the Chechen village of Achkhoi-Martan, five men were wounded; two of them later died in hospital, investigators have reported. The SOBR (rapid deployment special police detachment) fighters who took part in the shootout were called by the café staff to calm down the OMON (riot police) fighters who were rowing there, the "Baza" Telegram Channel has informed.

October 28, 2020 08:24

• At least 17 persons fell victim to missile attack on Azerbaijani village

  Four residents of the village of Garayusifli of the Barda District, including a child, have perished; 13 others more were wounded in a shelling, the Azerbaijani Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) and Khikmet Gadjiev, an assistant to the president, have reported.

October 27, 2020 23:23

• Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Minister replaced: Arutyunyan killed, Azerbaijan says

  The Azerbaijani troops destroyed a car in which Djalal Arutyunyan, Defence Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, was travelling, sources reported. The president of the unrecognized republic announced that Djalal Arutyunyan had been injured. The Defence Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh is replaced.

October 27, 2020 23:12

• Baku and Yerevan accuse each other of involving third countries in conflict

  Turkish military personnel and militants from Syria and Pakistan arrive in the Karabakh conflict zone, states Rafael Vardanyan, the director of the Investigating Committee of Armenia. The Armenian military personnel stay in Nagorno-Karabakh thanks to the supply of Russian weapons, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev claims in turn.

October 27, 2020 22:59

• Kadyrov and Mezhiev compare Macron to a terrorist

  The French president's decision to create "enlightened Islam" in the country and his refusal to condemn the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad provoked sharp criticism from the authorities of Chechnya. Ramzan Kadyrov accused Emmanuel Macron of fomenting extremist ideas, and Chechen Mufti Salakh Mezhiev declared the French president "the terrorist number one."

October 27, 2020 19:08

• Armenia claims retaliation against Azerbaijan's armed forces

  The Armenian troops attacked the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the southern direction of the border in response to a shelling attack on border guards, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.

October 27, 2020 18:55

• Detentions in Rostov-on-Don prove Chechen law enforcers' claims for special status

  The detentions of Adam Dotmerzaev and Musa Ashakhanov during their trip to Rostov-on-Don continued the trend of detention of fellow countrymen by Chechen law enforcers beyond the republic, despite the practice of interaction with the regional law enforcement bodies.

October 27, 2020 14:54

• Two men perished in law enforcers' shootout in Achkhoi-Martan

  An employee of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) and another man have perished in a shootout that occurred among law enforcers in the Chechen village of Achkhoi-Martan, a law enforcement source has stated today.

October 27, 2020 14:40

• Azerbaijan and Armenia report night battles in conflict zone

  This night, the positions of Azerbaijani troops and border villages located in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled with various weapons, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today. Armenia has reported the artillery shelling of the positions of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh.