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    FSB agents during special operation in the village of Troitskoye, August 23, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndvrwMziLrg&feature=youtu.be
    18:22, 14 October 2020
    Relatives demand to give out bodies of suspects killed by law enforcers in Ingushetia
    Investigators refused to give out the bodies of the Lolokhoev brothers and Aslangirei Gadaborshev, killed by law enforcers in counterterrorist operations (CTOs), to their relatives. The latter considered the investigators' refusal as unfounded and filed a lawsuit to the Magas District Court.
    Canon fire. Photo: press office of the MoD of Armenia
    18:03, 14 October 2020
    WSJ: hundreds of Syrian mercenaries fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
    Hundreds of Syrian militants allied with Turkey have been sent to the Karabakh conflict zone and joined the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and hundreds more are preparing to go, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports with reference to two Syrian rebels involved in the transfer of militants.
    De-mining expert shows unexploded cluster bomb gathered in the outskirt of Stepanakert after recent shelling attack. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
    13:54, 14 October 2020
    Azerbaijan and Armenia report night battles on frontline
    At night, Armenian militaries attacked Azerbaijani positions, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. The death toll of civilians has reached 42, the country's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated. In their turn, Armenian authorities claimed that Azerbaijani militaries were shelling three sections of the frontline.
    Artillery shell stuck in the earth. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
    13:38, 14 October 2020
    Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling during body exchange
    Armenian military servicemen have shelled from mortars the doctors who were taking casualties' bodies at the troops contact line, one medic was wounded, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed.
    Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot: https://vk.com/ramzan?z=video279938622_456243487%2F626a2f48358e2ca0fc%2Fpl_wall_279938622
    11:31, 14 October 2020
    Kadyrov's statement on militants' penetration into Russia raised questions to special services
    The words of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, that the alleged militants, who were killed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Grozny on October 13, had entered Russia from abroad, have raised questions about the work of special services, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
    Destroyed house in the Terter District. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
    11:18, 14 October 2020
    Residents of Terter and Azerbaijani frontline villages report increased shelling
    Shelling of the frontline Azerbaijani settlements has intensified, local residents report. Villagers complain that because of the shelling they are afraid to do their agricultural works and graze livestock.
    Screenshot from the video posted by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan:
    08:34, 14 October 2020
    Nagorno-Karabakh residents treat Azerbaijani video about Gadrut as falsification
    The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released a video, which was allegedly filmed in the city of Gadrut, occupied by Azerbaijani military servicemen. Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh assert that the video was filmed in a village located in the vicinity of this strategically important city.
    Relatives of victims of terror attack on Nalchik, October 2005. Photo: REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev
    08:23, 14 October 2020
    KBR residents call attack on Nalchik unforgettable tragedy
    On the 15th anniversary of the militants' attack on Nalchik, eyewitnesses have shared their memories of these events on social networks, commemorating the victims.
    Law enforcer. Photo by Yulia Simatova / Yugopolic
    22:46, 13 October 2020
    Residents of Karachay-Cherkessia complain about torture of their detained relative
    Law enforcers from Karachay-Cherkessia forced Arthur Astezhev, a resident of Stavropol, to confess to an assault related to robbery on his own parents and to incriminate his brothers, relatives of the detainee complained. The father of Arthur Astezhev believes his son is not guilty.
    Traces of shelling attacks on a wall and balcony of a building in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
    22:33, 13 October 2020
    Armenia rejects accusations of shelling attacks on Azerbaijani villages
    The Armenian side observes the ceasefire, the Ministry of Defence of Armenia announced in response to the Azerbaijan's accusations of shelling attacks on villages and towns in four districts.
    Said-Khusein Magomadov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsnD9txSJyU
    22:07, 13 October 2020
    Blogger Magomadov ignores curses of his relatives in Chechnya
    Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Europe and who was cursed by his relatives for criticizing the authorities of Chechnya, has not reacted in public to a gathering of his relatives. In his recent video, posted on October 1, Said-Khusein Magomadov reproached Ramzan Kadyrov for the principle of collective responsibility applied in the republic.
    An unexploded bomb in Stepanakert. Photo: David Kagramanyan /NKR infocentre /Reuters
    18:12, 13 October 2020
    Combat engineers find over 770 UXO items in Stepanakert
    Since the beginning of shelling attacks, rescuers of Nagorno-Karabakh have found 673 unexploded ordinance (UXO) items, including missiles and bombs, on the streets of Stepanakert, and other 100 UXO items have been found by the Centre for Humanitarian Demining.
    Alleged militant killed during shootout with law enforcers in Chechnya. Photo: NAC press service
    17:54, 13 October 2020
    Chechen authorities disclose names of suspects killed in Grozny
    The suspected militants killed today in a shootout with law enforcers in Grozny have been identified. All four of them were wanted and hiding abroad, including in Syria, Ramzan Kadyrov announced.
    Site in Adler where the monument was set up and later dismantled. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot
    17:42, 13 October 2020
    Circassian activists criticize calls to return "Russian Soldiers' Feat Monument" in Adler
    Leaflets and posters calling for the return of the memorial sign in honour of Russian soldiers have appeared both in Sochi and in other cities of Russia, reports historian Frol Vladimirov. Such monuments cause discord between people, Circassian activists note.
    Said-Khusein Magomadov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYeaI77pv4Q
    13:33, 13 October 2020
    Rights defenders fear for life of Chechen blogger cursed by relatives
    The disavowal of relatives from Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Austria and criticizes Chechen authorities, is no guarantee for the safety of either the blogger's relatives or the blogger himself, experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.
    Downed drone at Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan
    13:22, 13 October 2020
    Azerbaijani MoD reports on night battles
    In the course of the night battles on the frontline, Azerbaijani militaries opened fire on a convoy of vehicles of a motorized rifle regiment and a group of volunteers; the enemy suffered losses in manpower and equipment, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
    At the place of shootout in the Oktiabrsky District of Grozny, October 13, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.5-tv.ru/news/315617/dva-sotrudnika-omon-ubity-vhode-perestrelki-vdagestane/
    13:08, 13 October 2020
    Four militants killed in a shootout in Grozny
    According to preliminary information, four militants were killed during an armed clash in Grozny; the counterterrorist operation (CTO) is over, sources report.
    Cars destroyed as a result of explosion in the streets of Ganja, Azerbaijan, October 11, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
    11:26, 13 October 2020
    Political analysts treat ceasefire agreement in Karabakh conflict zone as technical
    A law enforcer during special operation in the Sernovodsky District of Chechnya. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/
    11:07, 13 October 2020
    Result of CTO in Chechnya questions efficiency of searching militants
    The experienced members of the armed underground who were killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Sernovodsk District of Chechnya had been deliberately hiding in anticipation of a more convenient moment for an attack; however, the unhindered return of one of them from Syria to Russia raises questions for law enforcers, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
    Baby boxes in a delivery room. Photo by Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis http://www.yugopolis.ru/news/v-krasnodarskom-bebi-bokse-ostavili-4-mesyachnuyu-devochku-113250
    10:52, 13 October 2020
    Incident with Dagestani woman draws attention to problem of selling children
    A resident of Dagestan was detained while trying to sell her newborn daughter for 300,000 roubles. Recently, cases when women from the regions of Northern Caucasus are trying to sell their children have become common, said Oleg Melnikov, the head of the "Alternative" Movement.
    News
    Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners.

    Afgan Sadygov with his new ID. Screenshot from Sevinj Sadygova's page, April 25, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1503949298000556&set=a.106173941111439 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Afgan Sadygov encountered obstacles in obtaining a passport

    A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.

    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.