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Oil production. Screenshot of the video prodCherry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mMDuiL8fcY

23:23, 18 September 2018

Vladimir Putin hands over oil company to Chechnya at request of Ramzan Kadyrov

The Russian President has signed a decree to transfer shares of the "Chechenneftekhimprom" Company from the federal ownership to the authorities of Chechnya.

Military exercises. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation https://structure.mil.ru

23:19, 18 September 2018

Political analysts: large-scale military exercises in Southern Russia to demonstrate strength

Exercises involving military units of the Southern Military District demonstrate the Russia's strength in the region, including to the authorities of Georgia, where the NATO exercises had been held earlier. That opinion was voiced by political analysts and journalists.

A poster at the protest action in support of Afghan Mukhtarly held in Tbilisi. Photo REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

18:59, 18 September 2018

Azerbaijani SC upholds verdict to journalist Afghan Mukhtarly

The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has dismissed a cassation appeal filed by Afghan Mukhtarly, sentenced for six years of imprisonment. The journalist's defenders intend to apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

FSB officers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/hronika-sobytiy/federalnoy-sluzhboy-bezopasnosti-rossiyskoy-federacii-na.html

18:55, 18 September 2018

Law enforcers look for accomplices of militants killed in Chechnya

The militants, who were killed in a shootout with Chechen law enforcers, were plotting a terror act in Chechnya, the law enforcement bodies suggest. At the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia, fighters of the National Guard of Russia have started a special operation to search for accomplices of the killed militants.

Stela at the entrance to the city of Shali, Chechnya. Photo http://ngrz.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/v_chechne_pojavitsja_odna_iz_krupnejshih_mechetej_v_mire.jpg

18:53, 18 September 2018

Two residents of Chechnya publicly apologize for mass fight at wedding party

In Shali, a conflict between participants of a wedding party cortege provoked a mass fight. The men apologized on the air of the TV Channel. Some local residents found the practice of public apology in Chechnya inadmissible.

The Volgograd "Krasny Oktiabr" (Red October) Factory. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:39, 18 September 2018

Volgograd: workers of "Krasny Oktiabr" Factory complain about salary delays

Workers of the Volgograd "Krasny Oktiabr" (Red October) Factory are afraid of losing their jobs due to the bankruptcy of the enterprise. They face salary delays.

An air defence system. Photo © Sputnik / Sergei Malgavko
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13:37, 18 September 2018

Russian gunners hold exercises in Armenia

Servicemen of artillery units of the Russian military base in Armenia are mastering their skills of mortar shooting in mountainous terrain.

Law enforcers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-lipeckoy-oblasti-proveden-3.html

10:17, 18 September 2018

Law enforcers report killing three militants in Chechnya

On September 16, servicemen of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) shot dead three militants on the Chechen-Ingush border, law enforcement sources have stated.

Sevak Akopyan, the chief editor of the "Yerevan.today". Photo Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180917/14519186/novye-detali-obyskov-v-yerevan-today-sk-poyasnyaet-zachem-nagryanulo-v-ofis-izdaniya.htm

10:16, 18 September 2018

Law enforcers search "Yerevan.today" editorial office

A search of the editorial office of the website "Yerevan.today" was conducted as part of the wiretapping case of Arthur Vanetsyan, Director of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia, and Sasun Khachatryan, the head of the Special Investigating Service (SIS). The work of the website is paralyzed, Sevak Akopyan, the editor, has stated.

08:46, 18 September 2018

Law enforcers tell about inquiry into attempt on Imam Khamzat Chumakov in Ingushetia

Investigators have found proofs of involvement of three residents of Ingushetia in preparing an assassination attempt on Imam Khamzat Chumakov in 2017. The alleged leader of the attackers is trying to evade responsibility, law enforcers have stated.

Lysaya Mountain, the village of Bamut. Photo by Umar Yavloy for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:44, 18 September 2018

Residents of Ingushetia and Chechnya tell about situation on the border

The Ingush authorities had long ignored the infrastructure problems of the mountainous Sunzha District; therefore, the initiative of their Chechen counterparts, who began building a road, caused no opposition among residents of the nearest Ingush villages. This was reported by residents of border areas of the two republics.

Razmik Simonyan. Photo vk.com/teamnavalny_krd

21:55, 17 September 2018

Coordinator of Navalny's Krasnodar office detained immediately after release

Razmik Simonyan was detained again right after the end of his arrest, Alexander Saveliev, an activist, has stated.

The Moscow District Military Court. Photo: serv http://wikimapia.org

21:53, 17 September 2018

Court sentences Victoria Budaikhanova, native of Dagestan, to five years of conditional imprisonment

The Moscow District Military Court has announced the verdict to Victoria Budaikhanova, a native of Dagestan, accused, after her return from Syria, of links with militants of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court.

On a contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

18:28, 17 September 2018

Opponent of peaceful negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh arrested in Azerbaijan

Aziz Gakhramanov, a member of the "Musavat" Party, was arrested for 10 days after picketing against the ineffective conclusive negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh which lasted 25 years. Members of the "Musavat" Party believe the persecution of Aziz Gakhramanov is of political nature.

A border village in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:27, 17 September 2018

Armenia and Azerbaijan argue about losses in conflict zone

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan has rejected the information about three killed Azerbaijani soldiers voiced by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia.

Yuri Khachaturov. Photo © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180728/13514013/sud-prinyal-reshenie-genseka-odkb-vypustyat-pod-zalog.html

18:26, 17 September 2018

Karabakh war veterans support CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov

Veterans of the Karabakh war demanded from Sasun Khachatryan, the chief of the Special Investigating Service of Armenia, to apologize to CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov in connection with insulting statements addressed to him.

Cordon around the square in front of a mosque in Grozny. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

18:23, 17 September 2018

Grozny residents describe situation in city on day of failed rally

On September 16, a rally against the verdict to residents of the Kurchaloi District, to which social network users called, did not take place, the authorities confirm. Security measures were enhanced in the places where rallies could be held, local residents reported.

15:37, 17 September 2018

Armenian citizen injured in shelling from Azerbaijani side

The Azerbaijani armed forces shelled a border village in the Tavush District of Armenia. A local resident is wounded.

Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:30, 17 September 2018

Public employees and students report being forced to take part in cleaning Grozny streets

On September 15, residents of Grozny took part in the All-Russian action "General cleaning of the country". Employees of public institutions, state-financed organizations and students reported that they came to clean the city at the request of their chiefs.

A security services officer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-troe-2.html

15:29, 17 September 2018

On September 10-16, 2018, four persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of September 10-16, 2018, four persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

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