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Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Vladimir Putin. Photo: an online newspaper 'Ingushetia'

06:27, 12 June 2018

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.

23:47, 11 June 2018

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.

Ramzan Kadyrov with the Egyptian national football team players. Screenshot of the video report by the Grozny TV Channel on June 10, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCkgo4v_KnA

22:49, 11 June 2018

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.

Screenshot of a trailer of the movie "Deep Rivers"

19:46, 11 June 2018

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.

Agvan Ovsepyan. Photo: Asatur Yesayants /Sputnik

14:54, 11 June 2018

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.

12:43, 11 June 2018

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.

Zviad Kuprava and Zaza Saralidze at a protest action. Photo by Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)

11:55, 11 June 2018

In Tbilisi, an organizer of protests detained

In Tbilisi, rights defender Zviad Kuprava and three protesters were detained for failure to obey to the police.

Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/provoditsya-sorevnovanie-za-zvanie-luchshego-vzvoda-zashity-ot-oruzhiya-massovogo-porazheniya-22898.html

11:00, 11 June 2018

Four Azerbaijani villages shelled, MoD reports

Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh 97 times violated the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan reports

Zaza Saralidze. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:07, 10 June 2018

Father of the schoolboy killed in Tbilisi demands resignation of two ministers

Giorgi Gakhariya, the Georgian Interior Minister, and Teya Tsulukiani, the Justice Minister, should leave their posts, Zaza Saralidze, the father of one of the stabbed schoolboys, has stated at the protest action.

The "Akhmat Arena" Stadium in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev

18:01, 10 June 2018

Residents of Grozny complain about traffic jams caused by arrival Egyptian footballers

Policemen gave blocked streets at the "Akhmat Arena" Stadium and the Grozny Airport several hours before the arrival of the national football team of Egypt, thus created traffic jams, the townspeople have reported.

A screenshot of the "Direct line" with Vladimir Putin held on June 7, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAgepeEw3k&t=4541s

05:30, 10 June 2018

Reproach addressed to Kadyrov at "Direct line" with Putin shows Kremlin's discontent

The reproach to Kadyrov for his appointment of a relative to the post of the Grozny police boss was not accidentally pronounced on air of the "straight line" with Vladimir Putin. The Chechen cadre policy has long been raising questions in the Kremlin, political analysts believe.

23:25, 9 June 2018

Official of Georgia's GPO admits guilt of schoolboys' murder

Today, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has disclosed the inquiry details into the pressure on witnesses of the murder of two schoolboys in Tbilisi; however, protesters have retained their ultimatum on the June 10 protest action.

22:26, 9 June 2018

Sentsov declares his condition normal

Doctors have examined Oleg Sentsov, a citizen of Ukraine, convicted in Rostov-on-Don, the local branch of the Russian Penitentiary Administration (known as FSIN) has reported today.

Special operation. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru

17:29, 9 June 2018

Ingush residents indignant with CTO in Nazran

Persons killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Ingushetia were members of a retired colonel's family, and none of them had any links with militants, and none of them opened fire on law enforcers, local residents assert.

13:32, 9 June 2018

Schoolboy lost in Kuban forest found

A twelve-year-old participant of the orienteering run in the Crimean District of the Krasnodar Territory, who disappeared in a forest on June 8, was found. His search involved 350 people.

Residents of the village of Gunnut visit graves of their relatives. Photo: IA Report https://report.az/ru

13:13, 9 June 2018

Azerbaijan reports liberation of Gunnut village

In the evening on June 8, the "Nukhchykhan", a public news agency of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, reported on the restoration of the Azerbaijan's control over the village of Gunnut, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Stanislav Klykh. Photo: Anton Naumlyuk (RFE/RL)

11:23, 9 June 2018

Stanislav Klykh goes on hunger strike in a Russian penal colony

Stanislav Klykh, a citizen of Ukraine, sentenced in Chechnya to 20 years of imprisonment in a penal colony, declared hunger strike. The Ukrainian authorities announced their willingness to exchange prisoners, including Stanislav Klykh, with Russia.

Ziyavudin Magomedov. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

10:23, 9 June 2018

In Magomedov brothers' case, court arrests property and accounts of "Summa" Group

Today, the Tver Court of Moscow has announced imposing security arrest on cars, apartments and a share in the authorized capital of legal entities in the criminal case against Ziyavudin and Magomed Magomedov, co-owners of the "Summa" Group of Companies.

Compass and map. Photo: Chief Department for Chuvash Republic of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia

09:55, 9 June 2018

In Kuban, a schoolboy disappears during orienteering competitions

In the evening on June 8, the 12-year-old orienteering competition participant disappeared during a training run in the forest in the Crimean District of the Krasnodar Territory. His search is underway, investigators report today.

07:52, 9 June 2018

Grozny enhances security measures prior to arrival of Egyptian national football team

Residents of the Chechen capital noted the enhancement of security measures in the area of "The Local" Hotel and the "Akhmat Arena" Stadium, where athletes from the Egypt national football team will be accommodated and trained for the period of the FIFA World Cup.

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