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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.

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.