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October 15, 2020 11:24

• Analysts argue about aim of Kadyrov's words about militants from abroad

  Kadyrov's words can be treated as an indirect accusation of unprofessionalism of Russian special services, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. At the same time, Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, did not rule out that Moscow allowed Kadyrov to make such a statement, and in the future may use his words in connection with the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

October 15, 2020 11:09

• Residents of frontline Azerbaijani areas tell about shelling consequences

  As a result of intensive artillery shelling of dwelling settlements of the Terter and Agdam Districts of Azerbaijan, there are victims among the civilian population; houses and the civilian infrastructure have been destroyed, local residents have stated.

October 15, 2020 08:47

• Aliev threatens to break off diplomatic relations for recognition of NK

  Azerbaijani authorities will break off the diplomatic relations with the countries that will recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has stated.

October 15, 2020 08:39

• Law enforcers interrogate relatives of alleged militants killed in Grozny

  In Grozny, the owner of the house where the counterterrorist operation (CTO) was conducted, and his two wives, one of whom is pregnant, have been detained. Relatives of those killed are also brought in for interrogations, law enforcement sources have informed.

October 15, 2020 08:29

• Aliev claims Azerbaijani Army controlling eight villages

  The Azerbaijani leadership has announced the capture of eight villages in the course of hostilities in Karabakh; the total number of dwelling settlements that came under control of the Azerbaijani Army since the start of hostilities on September 27 reaching 44. Armenian troops have retreated in two sections of the frontline, Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian Prime Minister, has stated.

October 15, 2020 00:37

• Russia and Turkey offer ways to reach armistice in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Russian military observers can control the compliance with the ceasefire agreement in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs suggests. The OSCE Minsk Group is to complete the negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh and return the territory to Azerbaijan, urges Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

October 15, 2020 00:10

• In Azerbaijan, death toll among civilians rises up to 43

  Since September 27, 43 civilians have been killed, and 214 others have been injured, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports today. The death toll includes three schoolchildren, while 40 school buildings were destroyed or damaged as a result of shelling attacks, the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan reports today.

October 14, 2020 18:42

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports about shelling attacks on civilians

  The Azerbaijani troops shelled villages, towns, and cities in the Shaumyan, Martakert, and Hadrut Districts of Nagorno-Karabakh, rescuers said. No civilian casualties were reported.

October 14, 2020 18:22

• Relatives demand to give out bodies of suspects killed by law enforcers in Ingushetia

  Investigators refused to give out the bodies of the Lolokhoev brothers and Aslangirei Gadaborshev, killed by law enforcers in counterterrorist operations (CTOs), to their relatives. The latter considered the investigators' refusal as unfounded and filed a lawsuit to the Magas District Court.

October 14, 2020 18:03

• WSJ: hundreds of Syrian mercenaries fight in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Hundreds of Syrian militants allied with Turkey have been sent to the Karabakh conflict zone and joined the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and hundreds more are preparing to go, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports with reference to two Syrian rebels involved in the transfer of militants.

October 14, 2020 13:54

• Azerbaijan and Armenia report night battles on frontline

  At night, Armenian militaries attacked Azerbaijani positions, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. The death toll of civilians has reached 42, the country's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated. In their turn, Armenian authorities claimed that Azerbaijani militaries were shelling three sections of the frontline.

October 14, 2020 13:38

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling during body exchange

  Armenian military servicemen have shelled from mortars the doctors who were taking casualties' bodies at the troops contact line, one medic was wounded, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed.

October 14, 2020 11:31

• Kadyrov's statement on militants' penetration into Russia raised questions to special services

  The words of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, that the alleged militants, who were killed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Grozny on October 13, had entered Russia from abroad, have raised questions about the work of special services, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

October 14, 2020 11:18

• Residents of Terter and Azerbaijani frontline villages report increased shelling

  Shelling of the frontline Azerbaijani settlements has intensified, local residents report. Villagers complain that because of the shelling they are afraid to do their agricultural works and graze livestock.

October 14, 2020 08:34

• Nagorno-Karabakh residents treat Azerbaijani video about Gadrut as falsification

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released a video, which was allegedly filmed in the city of Gadrut, occupied by Azerbaijani military servicemen. Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh assert that the video was filmed in a village located in the vicinity of this strategically important city.

October 14, 2020 08:23

• KBR residents call attack on Nalchik unforgettable tragedy

  On the 15th anniversary of the militants' attack on Nalchik, eyewitnesses have shared their memories of these events on social networks, commemorating the victims.

October 13, 2020 22:46

• Residents of Karachay-Cherkessia complain about torture of their detained relative

  Law enforcers from Karachay-Cherkessia forced Arthur Astezhev, a resident of Stavropol, to confess to an assault related to robbery on his own parents and to incriminate his brothers, relatives of the detainee complained. The father of Arthur Astezhev believes his son is not guilty.

October 13, 2020 22:33

• Armenia rejects accusations of shelling attacks on Azerbaijani villages

  The Armenian side observes the ceasefire, the Ministry of Defence of Armenia announced in response to the Azerbaijan's accusations of shelling attacks on villages and towns in four districts.

October 13, 2020 22:07

• Blogger Magomadov ignores curses of his relatives in Chechnya

  Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Europe and who was cursed by his relatives for criticizing the authorities of Chechnya, has not reacted in public to a gathering of his relatives. In his recent video, posted on October 1, Said-Khusein Magomadov reproached Ramzan Kadyrov for the principle of collective responsibility applied in the republic.

October 13, 2020 18:12

• Combat engineers find over 770 UXO items in Stepanakert

  Since the beginning of shelling attacks, rescuers of Nagorno-Karabakh have found 673 unexploded ordinance (UXO) items, including missiles and bombs, on the streets of Stepanakert, and other 100 UXO items have been found by the Centre for Humanitarian Demining.