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Rosgvardia employee. Photo courtesy of Vitaly Kuzmin, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Special_Rapid_Response_Unit
14:54, 27 October 2020
Two men perished in law enforcers' shootout in Achkhoi-Martan
An employee of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) and another man have perished in a shootout that occurred among law enforcers in the Chechen village of Achkhoi-Martan, a law enforcement source has stated today.
Serviceman of the Armenian Army. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=D7G7cMWykvU&feature=emb_logo
14:40, 27 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Armenia report night battles in conflict zone
This night, the positions of Azerbaijani troops and border villages located in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled with various weapons, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today. Armenia has reported the artillery shelling of the positions of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Police detaining Bezhan Gunava, August 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of press service of 'Free Georgia'
14:24, 27 October 2020
Three oppositionists detained at protest action in Tbilisi
The police have detained Bezhan Gunava, the leader of the "Georgian Choice" Party, and two of his associates, who on October 26 went out to a protest action against the use of undeclared money at the elections to the Georgian Parliament.
Man in a mask in a street. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:16, 27 October 2020
Georgia gets ready for coronavirus epidemic peak
In mid-November, Georgia expects a significant increase in the number of coronavirus infections; and new hospital beds will be needed, epidemiologists assert. Experts blame authorities for the failure of the healthcare system.
View from a window of a house in Terter, destroyed by artillery shelling, October 5, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
10:55, 27 October 2020
Azerbaijan offers Armenia to exchange prisoners of war
Baku has offered Armenia to exchange prisoners of war and expressed its readiness to transfer the civilians who failed to leave the combat zone, as well as unilaterally hand over the bodies of the dead.
Police at the Bank of Georgia Zugdidi branch, October 21, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dha6Sd1itCY
08:28, 27 October 2020
Georgian MIA names hostage-taking suspect
Badri Esebua took part in the attack on the "Bank of Georgia" branch in the city of Zugdidi and taking hostages, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported. The suspect was an employee of the Georgian Ministry of Defence (MoD), journalists have found out. Relatives have not seen Esebua since the attack on the bank, but they rule out his involvement in the hostage-taking.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh, October 20, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
08:16, 27 October 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh reports intensified shelling
In the evening on October 26, the fire intensity on the frontline increased; and the dwelling settlements of the Martuni, Martakert and Askeran Districts were shelled, the Nagorno-Karabakh's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. Residents of Stepanakert have stated that they had not trusted the next ceasefire agreement.
Picketer holds banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Makhachkala, October 13, 2020. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
22:33, 26 October 2020
Ten persons hold pickets in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
In Makhachkala, activists held a series of solo pickets with the demand to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), and close the criminal case against him.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas
22:08, 26 October 2020
Three persons fell victim to a missile attack in Nagorno-Karabakh
Two civilians have been injured and another has been killed in a missile attack on the village of Avetaranots, the Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
Law enforcers. Photo: REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
18:23, 26 October 2020
Court arrests two men taken by Chechen law enforcers away from Rostov-on-Don
Adam Dotmerzaev and Musa Ashakhanov, residents of the Chechen village of Samashki, who, according to human rights defenders, had been detained and tortured by law enforcers in Rostov-on-Don, were arrested for two months on the charge of involvement in the ranks of militants, the Achkhoi-Martan District Court reports.
An art school destroyed as result of shelling of Martuni, October 14, 2020. Photo: REUTERS / Stringer
18:11, 26 October 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of a shelling attack on Martuni
The Nagorno-Karabakh Service for Emergencies has reported about an air raid on the city of Martuni, while the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan claims that it does not use military aircrafts and abides by the ceasefire.
Paul Goble. Screenshot of video posted by Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4kELSNdwPg
14:02, 26 October 2020
Paul Goble: shelling of peaceful cities aggravates Karabakh conflict
Artillery and missile strikes on Azerbaijani cities are caused by the desire to provoke retaliatory measures by Baku, which will force Moscow to intervene and provide support to Yerevan, but they only strengthened the Azerbaijan's readiness to recapture the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Paul Goble, a former adviser to the US Secretary of State, told the "Caucasian Knot".
Soldier of the Armenian Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://mil.am/hy/news/8361
13:43, 26 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Armenia exchange accusations of ceasefire violations
This morning, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled in spite of the agreement on a humanitarian truce, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. In its turn, the Armenian MoD has accused Azerbaijan of shelling.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/obuchenie-zhurnalistov/v-ryazanskoy-oblasti-proshli-zanyatiya-na-uchebno.html
13:29, 26 October 2020
On October 19-25, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded
During the week of October 19-25, 2020, no information was received about any casualties or victims in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Gubadly, 2014. Photo: Govorkov - https://www.flickr.com/photos/81399520@N00/22123941944/
11:19, 26 October 2020
Azerbaijan announces capture of Gubadly
The Azerbaijani Army has occupied the city of Gubadly, President Ilham Aliev has announced. This statement was preceded by declarations of an armistice.
Traces of rocket shelling. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:04, 26 October 2020
Third armistice in Nagorno-Karabakh comes into force
A new agreement on a humanitarian ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone has come into force today at 8:00 a.m. local time. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, following the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, has promised this time to stick to the ceasefire agreement.
10:51, 26 October 2020
Native of Chechnya detained in France for placing "Like" to photo of decapitated teacher
The police have detained and placed in custody a 22-year-old Chechen man as part of an investigation into the crime committed in the city of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, where the school teacher, Samuel Paty, was assassinated. According to French law enforcers, the detainee had put a "Like" to the post with a photo of the beheaded teacher.
Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/
10:37, 26 October 2020
Lawyers see war crime attributes in beheading Armenian soldier
A group of lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe that the fact of cutting off the head of an Armenian soldier should be proved by international experts within the inquiry into the incident as a war crime.
The wedding ceremony of Mariam Sargsyan, a resident of Martuni, and Ovik Ovsepyan, a volunteer of the Defence Army, in the partially destroyed Kazanchetsots Cathedral in the city of Shushi. October 24, 2020. Photo by David Gakhramanyan. Karabakh Information Centre, https://www.facebook.com/ArtsakhInformation/photos/a.104748431165946/200467334927388/?__tn__=%2CO*F
11:49, 25 October 2020
Divine services at Shushi Cathedral in Karabakh are held in spite of shelling
For the first time after the shelling of the Kazanchetsots Cathedral in the city of Shushi, a wedding ceremony was held there; it touched townspeople. The partially destroyed temple remains open to believers, an official of the Armenian Apostolic Church has noted.
Armenian soldiers. October 11, 2020. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://www.mil.am/ru/news/8521
11:34, 25 October 2020
Azerbaijan claims Armenia's direct interference into armed conflict
The territories occupied by the Azerbaijani militaries were shelled by Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. The Armenian command is trying to defend the strategically important Lachin Corridor and provokes return fire in order to involve Russia in the conflict, Telman Abilov, a military expert, believes.
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A soldier in court. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.

Authorities in Kabardino-Balkaria have cancelled mass events on May 9.

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit without permission.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.