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October 01, 2020 22:39

• Karabakh reports about five Azerbaijani aircrafts and helicopters shot down over a day

  Today, the air defence system of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army shot down three aircrafts, two helicopters, and six unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the southern and south-eastern directions of the front line, Artsrun Ovannisyan, the spokesperson for the operational headquarters under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia, has written on his Facebook page. According to him, one of the helicopters fell on the territory controlled by the Defence Army, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported.

October 01, 2020 18:39

• Four journalists wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In the city of Martuni in the east of Nagorno-Karabakh, a group of foreign journalists came under fire. Two reporters of the French Le Monde and two Armenian journalists were wounded, the united information centre under the government of Armenia reported.

October 01, 2020 18:19

• Civilian killed in a shelling attack on Terter

  One person was killed in a shelling attack from the Armenian side on the city of Terter, and the number of civilians killed during the hostilities reached 16, while 55 others were wounded, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan registered a rocket attack in the Karabakh conflict zone and denied information about a downed helicopter.

October 01, 2020 14:32

• Armenian Diasporas raise USD 10.5 million for Nagorno-Karabakh

  Armenians living in many countries have sent USD 10.5 million to financially support Nagorno-Karabakh; and 130 trucks with foodstuffs have arrived from Armenia, sources from the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities have reported, adding that Armenian Diasporas from different countries of the world are financially supporting Nagorno-Karabakh.

October 01, 2020 14:14

• Turkey and Armenia exchange accusations in context of Karabakh fighting

  The Turkish air forces are involved in the hostilities on the side of Azerbaijan, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. The Turkish authorities claim that they are not participating in the warfare in the Karabakh conflict zone, in their turn, blaming Armenia for attracting militants from the Middle East there.

October 01, 2020 11:16

• Opposition activists and journalists fall victim to attack in Marneuli

  Two activists of the United National Movement (UNM) and five journalists received traumas in Marneuli after they were attacked by supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream Party, the victims said on September 30.

October 01, 2020 11:01

• Chechen Minister supports Baku in new round of war

  Elkhan Suleimanov, the Chechen Minister of Public Health, has posted a statement on the Instagram in support of Azerbaijan amid the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict. Some social network users have supported him; others have suggested him to go to the front.

October 01, 2020 10:49

• Amid tightened rules, Kadyrov's retinue neglects mask regime

  Ramzan Kadyrov and his subordinates have again ignored the ban on holding mass events without wearing medical masks, when they attended the opening ceremony of the reconstructed ancient settlement of Khoi in Southern Chechnya.

October 01, 2020 08:42

• Azerbaijani authorities get ready to accept another group of citizens from Dagestan

  The cancellation of the passage of Azerbaijanis from Kullar is associated with the burden on state bodies caused by the warfare, but the next group of citizens departing to their homeland is expected in the coming week, the Azerbaijani government has stated. Avtandil Mamedli, Director of the Institute of Rights and Freedoms, believes that any suspension of sending citizens to their homeland is unacceptable.

October 01, 2020 08:31

• Three Martakert residents perish in air raid

  Three persons were killed and several others wounded during the bombing of the city of Martakert by Azerbaijani aircrafts, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh reported on September 30.

September 30, 2020 21:05

• Baku announces condition for cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Azerbaijan is ready to stop hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone if the Armenian armed forces leave the territory, President Ilham Aliev announces.

September 30, 2020 20:49

• Nagorno-Karabakh recognizes evacuation of residents to Armenia

  1500 people have been evacuated from the border areas deep into Nagorno-Karabakh, the authorities report. People leave Nagorno-Karabakh only privately, and men of military age are not allowed to cross the border.

September 30, 2020 19:37

• Russian authorities distance themselves from disappearance of Chechen resident Umarov

  In response to questions from the European Court of Human Rights, Russia declared that Movsar Umarov was not taken to offices of the law enforcement bodies in Chechnya and was not subjected to ill-treatment by law enforcers. Human rights defenders consider the above explanations unconvincing.

September 30, 2020 19:10

• Rights defenders see no effect in investigation into genital mutilation case in Ingushetia

  An investigation into a case on the genital mutilation procedure, to which a girl from Chechnya was subjected in Magas, is proceeding too slowly, and, moreover, a number of mistakes have been made during the investigation, activists from the project "Legal Initiative" state.

September 30, 2020 18:56

• Facebook marks post about downed Azerbaijani helicopter as fake

  An author of a popular post presented an image of a helicopter shot down in Syria as evidence of the destruction of the helicopter during the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, concluded the Reuters Fact Check project team. The post has been marked by Facebook as not untrustworthy.

September 30, 2020 14:14

• Lawyers find Constitutional Court of Ingushetia undesirable for regional authorities

  An attempt to abolish the Constitutional Court of Ingushetia is a political step that can lead to a favourable environment for corruption, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

September 30, 2020 13:54

• Azerbaijani MoD announces continuation of fighting in conflict zone

  In the Karabakh conflict zone, battles are ongoing along the entire frontline; on September 29, the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system of the Armenian Army was destroyed in the Khojaly District, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

September 30, 2020 13:43

• Social network users outraged by shooting at wedding in Chechnya

  The video clip with a man shooting from a submachine gun at a wedding party posted on the Instagram has angered the users.

September 30, 2020 11:38

• Yerevan analysts outline threats of Karabakh conflict's expansion

  The shelling of the Armenian territory has highlighted the risk of involving Russia and Turkey in the Karabakh conflict, the military experts in Yerevan, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.

September 30, 2020 11:26

• Georgia's GPO gets interested in demarcation of Azerbaijani border

  Experts of the commission on the demarcation and delimitation of the state borders of Georgia are suspected of having coordinated sections of the border with Azerbaijan to the detriment of the country's interests, the General Prosecutor's Office has stated.