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March 10, 2022 14:54

• Baku: law enforcers beat up activist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev

  After a protest action held in front of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) with a demand to investigate his complaints, law enforcers have beaten up Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, the head of the NGO "Positive Changes".

March 10, 2022 14:46

• European Chechens explain motives for fighting for Ukraine

  Natives of Chechnya, living in Europe, said that Diaspora members want to help Ukraine stop hostilities. At the same time, the foreigners who come to fight for Ukraine risk being prosecuted for mercenarism.

March 10, 2022 14:42

• About 100 citizens of Armenia decide to move to homeland from Ukraine

  After the start of the special operation of Russian militaries in Ukraine, Armenians applied for resettlement to their homeland, the office of the Chief Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia has informed.

March 10, 2022 14:37

• Military serviceman who perished in Ukraine buried in Ingushetia

  The funeral of the 21-year-old Ibragim Gazikov, who perished during the military operation in Ukraine, was held on Wednesday (March 9) in the village of Kantyshevo, Nazran District of Ingushetia. Gazikov was awarded the Order of Courage, said the head of the republic, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

March 09, 2022 23:31

• Week from February 28 to March 6 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from February 28 to March 6, 2022, during the conflict, there were no reports about casualties and wounded persons in the North-Caucasian conflict. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on their own materials and information from open sources.

March 09, 2022 23:25

• Nagorno-Karabakh blames Azerbaijan for village mortar shelling

  Azerbaijani militaries fired several mortar shots in the direction of the village of Khnushinak, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. There were no casualties or damage, the village administration has informed.

March 09, 2022 23:22

• Authorities report deaths of five Dagestani militaries in Ukraine

  In battles in Ukraine, the natives of the Gunib, Karabudakhkent, Dokuzparin, Kaitag and Khasavyurt Districts have perished, as reported by the administrations of the above Dagestani districts.

March 09, 2022 22:57

• Baku denies accusation of shelling attacks on civilians

  The positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled, and Azerbaijani militaries opened return fire. The Azerbaijani armed forces did not fire at civilians, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

March 09, 2022 22:54

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of shelling village with grenade launchers

  Last night, the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled the village of Khramort in the Askeran District from grenade launchers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

March 09, 2022 22:43

• An officer killed in special military operation buried in Kuban

  25-year-old Senior Lieutenant Nikolai Bely, killed during the special military operation in Ukraine, is buried in the Kuban village of Staroscherbinovskaya.

March 09, 2022 16:28

• Russian MoD: more than 174,000 civilians evacuated from Ukraine

  Since the start of the special military operation, more than 174,000 refugees have arrived in Russia from Ukraine, including 44,250 children, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports. According to the UN information, more than two million people left Ukraine during the hostilities.

March 09, 2022 16:21

• Protest action of opposition movement leader ends with detention in Tbilisi

  While protesting against the detention of his colleagues, Shota Digmelashvili, the leader of the “Shame” opposition movement, was throwing eggs at the building of the Georgian government. He was also detained.

March 09, 2022 14:38

• Kaspiysk resident perishes in Ukraine

  Magomed Velikhanov, a native of Kaspiysk, has perished in the special military operation in Ukraine, the city administration reported on the Instagram.

March 09, 2022 14:31

• Baku: feminists demand to investigate crimes against women

  On International Women's Day, a group of feminists held a march in Baku demanding from the authorities to take measures to prevent domestic violence and actively protect women's rights. The police cordoned off a group of activists.

March 09, 2022 14:29

• Kadyrov announces cleansing of Ukrainian settlement

  Chechen special fighters have occupied a dwelling settlement in Ukraine, and after a "thorough cleansing" went on, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated.

March 08, 2022 22:20

• Azerbaijani armed forces interfere with repair of gas pipeline to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Azerbaijan prevents the start of repair of the gas pipeline from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. Negotiations are underway with the mediation of Russian peacekeepers, the government of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

March 08, 2022 22:17

• Seven participants of military operation in Ukraine buried in North Ossetia

  Akhsartag Sabanov, Kazbek Dzukaev, and Dmitry Fedenko killed in Ukraine are buried in North Ossetia. A farewell ceremony for Igor Leonov, Arthur Kachmazov, Oleg Kovalchuk, and Mikhail Skokov has been held today. They were awarded the Order of Courage posthumously.

March 08, 2022 22:12

• A resident of Buynaksk District of Dagestan killed in Ukraine

  Musalim Soltanmuradov, a native of the village of Nizhnee Kazanische in the Buynaksk District, was killed during the special military operation in Ukraine.

March 08, 2022 22:09

• Kadyrov responds to Japan’s sanctions

  The Japan’s authorities have included Ramzan Kadyrov in the list of Russian officials whose assets in the country will be frozen. The leader of Chechnya has assured he has no assets in Japan and is not afraid of sanctions.

March 08, 2022 22:01

• On anniversary of deportation, Balkar people share their memories of returning from exile

  A rally was held in Nalchik to mark the 78th anniversary of the deportation of the Balkar people. Participants of those events say that when returning after a long exile, many Balkars found themselves homeless in their homeland.