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October 13, 2020 17:54

• Chechen authorities disclose names of suspects killed in Grozny

  The suspected militants killed today in a shootout with law enforcers in Grozny have been identified. All four of them were wanted and hiding abroad, including in Syria, Ramzan Kadyrov announced.

October 13, 2020 17:42

• Circassian activists criticize calls to return "Russian Soldiers' Feat Monument" in Adler

  Leaflets and posters calling for the return of the memorial sign in honour of Russian soldiers have appeared both in Sochi and in other cities of Russia, reports historian Frol Vladimirov. Such monuments cause discord between people, Circassian activists note.

October 13, 2020 13:33

• Rights defenders fear for life of Chechen blogger cursed by relatives

  The disavowal of relatives from Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Austria and criticizes Chechen authorities, is no guarantee for the safety of either the blogger's relatives or the blogger himself, experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.

October 13, 2020 13:22

• Azerbaijani MoD reports on night battles

  In the course of the night battles on the frontline, Azerbaijani militaries opened fire on a convoy of vehicles of a motorized rifle regiment and a group of volunteers; the enemy suffered losses in manpower and equipment, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

October 13, 2020 13:08

• Four militants killed in a shootout in Grozny

  According to preliminary information, four militants were killed during an armed clash in Grozny; the counterterrorist operation (CTO) is over, sources report.

October 13, 2020 11:26

• Political analysts treat ceasefire agreement in Karabakh conflict zone as technical

October 13, 2020 11:07

• Result of CTO in Chechnya questions efficiency of searching militants

  The experienced members of the armed underground who were killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Sernovodsk District of Chechnya had been deliberately hiding in anticipation of a more convenient moment for an attack; however, the unhindered return of one of them from Syria to Russia raises questions for law enforcers, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

October 13, 2020 10:52

• Incident with Dagestani woman draws attention to problem of selling children

  A resident of Dagestan was detained while trying to sell her newborn daughter for 300,000 roubles. Recently, cases when women from the regions of Northern Caucasus are trying to sell their children have become common, said Oleg Melnikov, the head of the "Alternative" Movement.

October 13, 2020 08:53

• Militants shot dead in Chechnya named

  The men killed during a special operation in the Sernovodsk District of Chechnya have been identified as Rustam Borchashvili and Kazbek Baidulaev.

October 13, 2020 08:41

• Social network users treat gathering against Chechen blogger as forced

  The participants of the gathering in Chechnya, who cursed their relative, the blogger Said-Khusein Magomadov, who had emigrated to Europe and now lives in Austria, did it against their will, Instagram users are sure, pointing to the principle of collective responsibility that is in force in the republic.

October 12, 2020 21:59

• Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office accuses Russian blogger of incitement to terrorism

  The General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan has requested legal assistance from the Russian law enforcement bodies in connection with an investigation into a criminal case instituted against Russian blogger Semyon Pegov, an initiator of the "WarGonzo" project.

October 12, 2020 21:40

• Number of killed and injured in missile attacks on Ganja reaches 45

  Today, a woman from Ganja, injured in a shelling attack, has died in a hospital. Thus, the death toll of the shelling attacks rose to 10. Meanwhile, the number of people injured as a result of the shelling attack on Ganja rose to 35. The authorities provided housing for city residents whose houses had been destroyed.

October 12, 2020 21:29

• In Dagestan, suspects killed in a shootout with law enforcers identified

  Two men killed by law enforcers in the Kizilyurt District were identified as residents of Khasavyurt, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan reports.

October 12, 2020 19:02

• Stepanakert residents refuse to leave their shelters amid threat of shelling attacks

  At night and this morning, an air raid alarm was heard in Stepanakert, and the city was shelled. Women, children, and elderly residents of the city are staying in shelters, while men are on the front lines or clear rubbles. Five residents of Nagorno-Karabakh were killed after the ceasefire had been announced, Artak Beglaryan, Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh, reported.

October 12, 2020 18:46

• On October 5-11, 2020, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  In the week of October 5-11, 2020, two persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

October 12, 2020 15:13

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 5-11, 2020

  Armistice agreement, failing to stop combat actions in the Karabakh conflict zone; coronavirus infection spread statistics in the Caucasus; CTO in Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 5-11, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 12, 2020 14:32

• Instagram users criticize law enforcers for video of shootout in Dagestan

  The Dagestani police have posted a video from the scene of a shootout in which law enforcers killed two men tonight. Social network users have found the version of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) as unconvincing and demanded to provide evidence that the killed men were the first to open fire.

October 12, 2020 14:05

• Azerbaijan reports new battles on frontline

  Despite the announced ceasefire, the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone remains tense; the Azerbaijani militaries have stopped an offensive operation in two directions, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

October 12, 2020 13:51

• Dagestan: selective abortions spark disputes among demographers and social workers

  In Dagestan, the practice of selective abortions remains a problem, the employees of the republic's social organizations interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted. In their turn, demographers are sure that the ratio of the birth rate of boys and girls in Dagestan is within the biological norm.

October 12, 2020 11:26

• Oppositional blogger's relatives curse him for criticizing Kadyrov

  Relatives of Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Austria and criticizes Chechen authorities on his YouTube channel, have recorded a video message cursing the blogger. The video appeal was posted on the Instagram public "ChP Chechnya" on October 11.