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June 13, 2018 14:25

• Official's car shelled in Dagestan

  Last night, an attempt was made on an employee of the administration of the Derbent District. The official did not suffer.

June 13, 2018 13:49

• Kadyrov enters poetic battle with Semyon Slepakov

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, in response to the song about his failure as the head coach of the Russian national football team, invited its author Semyon Slepakov to Chechnya, accompanying the post in social networks by a response verse.

June 13, 2018 11:58

• Over 1000 militaries go to exercises in Dagestani mountains

  During the exercises at the military range "Dalniy" in Dagestan, artillerymen will master the missions of conducting combat and reconnaissance.

June 13, 2018 07:55

• Authorities report about 20,000 strong rally in Grozny on the Day of Russia

  The Mayoralty of Grozny has stated that about 20,000 people took part in the rally held on June 12 in the Chechen capital on the occasion of the Day of Russia. Last year, the Day of Russia in Grozny was celebrated by 16,000 people.

June 13, 2018 03:46

• Chechen authorities demand apology from Slepakov for "weeping Kadyrov"

  The song by Semyon Slepakov that became an Internet hit, telling about the failure of Ramzan Kadyrov as the coach of the Russian national football team, was negatively perceived by the Chechen authorities.

June 12, 2018 23:34

• Leaders of Turkey and Azerbaijan open TANAP gas pipeline

  The opening ceremony of the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP), through which gas from Azerbaijan will be delivered to Turkey and further Europe, was held on June 12 in the Turkish city of Eskisheher.

June 12, 2018 20:54

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports movement of Azerbaijani military equipment at frontline

  Azerbaijani militaries are brining their armoured vehicles and soldiers closer to the troops contact line, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.

June 12, 2018 20:25

• Day of Russia reminds of Kadyrov's influence on anti-Russian sentiments

  A mass rally with the participation of students and youth activists was held in Grozny, the Chechen capital, on the Day of Russia. Participants told about enforcement to participate in the event.

June 12, 2018 17:35

• On the eve of FIFA World Cup-2018, AI activists call for Oyub Titiev's release

  On June 11, activists of the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) threw soccer balls into the yard of the Russian Embassy in Belgium, demanding to restore justice in relation of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

June 12, 2018 17:33

• Song about Kadyrov, lamenting for Russian national team, becomes a hit

  A satirical song about the failure of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, as the coach of the Russian national football team, scored more than 1.7 million views within 24 hours. According to the author, an actor Semyon Slepakov, even the tough methods practiced in Chechnya will not be able to help the team at the FIFA World Cup.

June 12, 2018 12:12

• A father of a teenager killed in Tbilisi suspends protests

  The protests are suspended for a week to provide the authorities with the time sufficient to fulfil the protestors' demands to punish the persons responsible for the killing of two teenagers in Tbilisi and to dismiss ministers.

June 12, 2018 10:29

• Eleven people killed in tourist catamaran accident near Volgograd

  On the night of June 12, a catamaran and a barge collided on the Volga river in the Volgograd region. Five passengers of the catamaran managed to survive, ten people were killed.

June 12, 2018 08:53

• Azerbaijan demonstrates new missile systems

  The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan have received operative-tactical missile complexes (OTMC) "Polonez" and LORA, made, respectively, by Belarus and Israel.

June 12, 2018 08:01

• Residents of Chechnya criticize authorities for mass Iftars

  According to the official information, about 20,000 people took part in the event.

June 12, 2018 06:27

• Conflict with elites is beneficial for Evkurov in Kremlin's eyes

  The conflict with the Muftiate, disagreements with Ramzan Kadyrov, resonant trials of law enforcers and counterterrorist operations (CTOs) will not stop the Kremlin from reassigning Yunus-Bek Evkurov as the head of Ingushetia, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 11, 2018 23:47

• Change of power in Armenia intensifies political struggle in regions

  The past local elections in Armenia have shown that candidates for community heads try to distance off from their membership in the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). The "Prosperous Armenia" Party seeks to seize new positions, while Nikol Pashinyan's "Civil Accord" Party has no support in villages, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 11, 2018 22:49

• Chechen authorities use Egyptian footballers' workout for self-promotion

  Not all of the 8000 spectators attended the open workout of the Egyptian national football team voluntarily, local residents said. Together with the participants of the FIFA World Cup, the leadership of Chechnya appeared at the stadium.

June 11, 2018 19:46

• Film by director from Nalchik causes critics' controversy at "Kinotavr"

  A film in the Kabardian language "Deep Rivers" made by Vladimir Bitokov, a film director from Nalchik, received the prize of the "Kinotavr" Film Festival for the best debut and polar opinions of critics. The film director himself believes that residents of Kabardino-Balkaria can give a strict assessment of his film.

June 11, 2018 14:54

• Head of Armenia's Investigating Committee resigns

  Agvan Ovsepyan, the head of the Investigating Committee of Armenia, has announced his resignation, not specifying the reason, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

June 11, 2018 12:43

• On June 4-10, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from June 4 to June 10, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, at least three persons were killed. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.