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March 27, 2022 11:38

• Nagorno-Karabakh updates number of wounded soldiers

  Fifteen military servicemen of the Defence Army were wounded in the shelling conducted by Azerbaijan on March 25; three soldiers are in grave condition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has informed.

March 27, 2022 11:35

• Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh blame each other of shelling

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed about shelling of its troops from the territory controlled by authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani militaries tried to advance in eastern direction and opened fire from large-calibre weapons, authorities of the unrecognized republic have stated.

March 26, 2022 14:04

• Baku military experts comment on troops redeployment in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The redeployment of Azerbaijani militaries in Nagorno-Karabakh is undertaken in order to strengthen their positions, analysts in Baku have noted. According to their version, Mount Farrukh, the highest point in the east of Nagorno-Karabakh, from which a huge territory is controlled, is of particular importance for Azerbaijani militaries.

March 26, 2022 13:59

• Death toll in Nagorno-Karabakh shelling increases to three

  During the drone attacks, three militaries of the Defence Army were killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has informed.

March 26, 2022 13:54

• Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson reports about 14 wounded militaries

  Fourteen military servicemen of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army have been wounded by the drones used by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Gegam Stepanyan, the Karabakh Ombudsperson has announced.

March 26, 2022 13:48

• Lawyers treat refusal of Kuban "Rosgvardiya" fighters to take part in special operation in Ukraine as justified

  A lawsuit filed by 12 employees of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) from the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), who were fired after refusal to go to the special operation in Ukraine, was submitted to the court, Mikhail Benyash, an advocate, has informed.

March 26, 2022 02:39

• Residents of Parukh and Khramort accommodated with relatives in neighbouring Karabakh village

  The evacuation of elderly people, women, and children from the villages of Parukh and Khramort in the Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh went without complications, and men from the two villages stayed there to defend Khramort, the heads of the communities reported.

March 26, 2022 02:33

• Russian MoD recognizes reports on 1351 Russian militaries perished in Ukraine

  During the month since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, 1351 militaries perished and other 3825 were injured, the Russian General Headquarters reported. According to the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” and based on the official data, at least 148 natives of Southern Russia perished.

March 26, 2022 02:28

• Authorities of two regions of Dagestan report about militaries perished in Ukraine

  Imran Khakiev from the Novolaksky District and Ubaidula Ibragimov from the Tlyaratinsky District perished in Ukraine. Since the start of the special military operation, it was reported about at least 48 perished natives of Dagestan.

March 25, 2022 21:02

• Kadyrov reports on thousands of participants in collective prayers for Chechen fighters

  Thousands of people visit the Grozny Central Mosque every night to participate in collective prayers for the Chechen law enforcers who have left for Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov reports.

March 25, 2022 20:59

• Soldier wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The Azerbaijani armed forces violated the line of contact in the Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh, women and children were evacuated from the communities of Parukh and Khramort, the information headquarters under the government of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

March 25, 2022 15:07

• Residents of Georgia collect humanitarian aid for Ukraine

  Georgia continues gathering help for residents of Ukraine; ordinary citizens, companies and parties are taking part in the campaign. Four containers of humanitarian aid collected by the "Lelo" Party have been sent to Ukraine.

March 25, 2022 15:06

• Rights defender Oleg Orlov fined for pacifist picket

  A Moscow court has fined Oleg Orlov, a board member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*, who in February held a picket against the special operation in Ukraine, by 20,000 roubles.

March 25, 2022 14:53

• Experts assess risks of activating underground in Chechnya

  Sending law enforcers outside the republic will not weaken the position of Ramzan Kadyrov, and amid the special operation, and in case of any incidents in Chechnya, there will be ruthless actions against any opponents, Amir Kolov, a police colonel, and Alexei Malashenko, a Caucasian expert, have pointed out.

March 25, 2022 13:51

• Yerevan townspeople urge UN to pay attention to humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The participants of the action held at the United Nations (UN) office in Yerevan have declared their support for Nagorno-Karabakh in connection with the gas supply outage.

March 25, 2022 13:44

• Baku denies border violation in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Azerbaijani militaries have occupied the village of Parukh in the Askeran District, the village head has informed. In its turn, Baku asserts that reports about the advance of Azerbaijani troops in Nagorno-Karabakh are false.

March 25, 2022 13:42

• ECtHR finds Russia responsible for torturing Chechen law enforcers

  The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on complaints of the former Chechen law enforcers, Alikhan Akhmedov and Aslanbek Daurbekov, confirms that they had been tortured; but this is unlikely to affect the investigation of this case in Russia, lawyers have noted.

March 25, 2022 02:02

• Kadyrov reports about sending a new detachment of volunteers to Ukraine

  Chechen volunteers, including members of the Kadyrov family, left for Ukraine, reports Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

March 25, 2022 01:55

• Women and children evacuated from two Karabakh villages

  The Azerbaijani armed forces violated the line of contact in the Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh, women and children were evacuated from the communities of Parukh and Khramort, the information headquarters under the government of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

March 24, 2022 23:59

• ECtHR recognizes violation of Azerbaijani journalist Ganimat Zakhid’s rights

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the Azerbaijan’s authorities to pay compensation of 8500 euros to Ganimat Zaidov, an editor of the Azerbaijani opposition newspaper “Azadlig”, well-known under the pseudonym of Ganimat Zakhid.