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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.
Weapons at the site of special operation. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/
08:53, 13 October 2020
Militants shot dead in Chechnya named
The men killed during a special operation in the Sernovodsk District of Chechnya have been identified as Rustam Borchashvili and Kazbek Baidulaev.
A video message recorded by relatives of blogger Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Austria. Screenshot: 1ADAT Telegram-Channel
08:41, 13 October 2020
Social network users treat gathering against Chechen blogger as forced
The participants of the gathering in Chechnya, who cursed their relative, the blogger Said-Khusein Magomadov, who had emigrated to Europe and now lives in Austria, did it against their will, Instagram users are sure, pointing to the principle of collective responsibility that is in force in the republic.
Semyon Pegov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7SR76lkPy0
21:59, 12 October 2020
Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office accuses Russian blogger of incitement to terrorism
The General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan has requested legal assistance from the Russian law enforcement bodies in connection with an investigation into a criminal case instituted against Russian blogger Semyon Pegov, an initiator of the "WarGonzo" project.
A journalist shooting video of a destroyed house in Ganja. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
21:40, 12 October 2020
Number of killed and injured in missile attacks on Ganja reaches 45
Today, a woman from Ganja, injured in a shelling attack, has died in a hospital. Thus, the death toll of the shelling attacks rose to 10. Meanwhile, the number of people injured as a result of the shelling attack on Ganja rose to 35. The authorities provided housing for city residents whose houses had been destroyed.
21:29, 12 October 2020
In Dagestan, suspects killed in a shootout with law enforcers identified
Two men killed by law enforcers in the Kizilyurt District were identified as residents of Khasavyurt, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan reports.
A resident of Stepanakert in a shelter. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
19:02, 12 October 2020
Stepanakert residents refuse to leave their shelters amid threat of shelling attacks
At night and this morning, an air raid alarm was heard in Stepanakert, and the city was shelled. Women, children, and elderly residents of the city are staying in shelters, while men are on the front lines or clear rubbles. Five residents of Nagorno-Karabakh were killed after the ceasefire had been announced, Artak Beglaryan, Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh, reported.
A law enforcer. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/na-okraine-hasavyurta-v-ramkah-kto-prohodit.html#&gid=1&pid=5
18:46, 12 October 2020
On October 5-11, 2020, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
In the week of October 5-11, 2020, two 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.
Bullet holes in a side door of the police car. Screenshot from video posted by the press service of the Ministry of Interior for Dagestan, https://05.мвд.рф
14:32, 12 October 2020
Instagram users criticize law enforcers for video of shootout in Dagestan
The Dagestani police have posted a video from the scene of a shootout in which law enforcers killed two men tonight. Social network users have found the version of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) as unconvincing and demanded to provide evidence that the killed men were the first to open fire.
Wreckage of a drone in the outskirts of Stepanakert, October 11, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
14:05, 12 October 2020
Azerbaijan reports new battles on frontline
Despite the announced ceasefire, the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone remains tense; the Azerbaijani militaries have stopped an offensive operation in two directions, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Svetlana Anokhina, Evgenia Velichkina, Bariyat Idrisova. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCs86dK2VM8&feature=emb_logo, press service of "Warm House on the Hill" Centre for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood, personal Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/idrisova.bariyat
13:51, 12 October 2020
Dagestan: selective abortions spark disputes among demographers and social workers
In Dagestan, the practice of selective abortions remains a problem, the employees of the republic's social organizations interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted. In their turn, demographers are sure that the ratio of the birth rate of boys and girls in Dagestan is within the biological norm.
Said-Khusein Magomadov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue7NAd-7o0c
11:26, 12 October 2020
Oppositional blogger's relatives curse him for criticizing Kadyrov
Relatives of Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Austria and criticizes Chechen authorities on his YouTube channel, have recorded a video message cursing the blogger. The video appeal was posted on the Instagram public "ChP Chechnya" on October 11.
Debris in Ganja after night shelling attack, October 11, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:15, 12 October 2020
Death toll of strike on Ganja reaches nine
The shelling of an apartment building in the centre of the city of Ganja killed nine civilians, including four women, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) reported on October 11.
10:59, 12 October 2020
Special operation in Chechnya became the first in almost two years
The shootout in which law enforcers killed two suspected militants was the first in Chechnya since November 2018.
Debris of a residential quarter, October 6, 2020. Photo: David Kagramanyan / Pan photo / Reuters
10:45, 12 October 2020
Truce fails to save Stepanakert townspeople from night shelling
Fearing renewed shelling, residents of Stepanakert decided not to leave their shelters. Despite the ceasefire agreement in the conflict zone, sounds of missile attacks were heard in the city the whole night on October 11, they complained.
A man on the street in Stepanakert after shelling. October 6, 2020. Photo: David Kagramanyan / NK information centre / Reuters
10:30, 11 October 2020
Stepanakert townspeople demand permanent truce from authorities
Despite the ceasefire in force, residents of Stepanakert are afraid to leave their bomb shelters for long. Authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan must conclude a permanent armistice to completely end the fighting in the conflict zone, Stepanakert residents believe.
Consequences of shelling in Stepanakert on October 5, 2020. Photo: Areg Balayan/ArmGov/PAN Photo/Reuters
10:28, 11 October 2020
Instagram users from Chechnya speak out for peace in NK
The problem of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) must be solved at the negotiating table, Instagram users have pointed out, condemning the victims on both sides of the conflict. Social network users from Chechnya, in spite of the video about sending of Chechens to NK, have stated that their fellow countrymen should not participate in the hostilities.
A house damaged during a shelling attack in the Terter District of Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:22, 11 October 2020
Residents of Azerbaijan's frontline areas complain about shelling after ceasefire
As a result of shelling on Saturday, there are destructions in the frontline dwelling settlements of Azerbaijan, local residents assert. Despite the decrease in shelling intensity, they don't trust the truce strength.
A smoke cloud rising above the building in Stepanakert, October 4, 2020. A screen capture from the video by the "Bars" documentary film studio
10:17, 11 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Armenia report provocations after ceasefire
As a result of shelling of the Agdam District from the Armenian side, a resident of Chemenli village was killed, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has reported. The country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed the repulsed attacks on Gadrut and Djebrail. The Armenian side reported about saboteurs who killed two residents of Gadrut while trying to enter the city.
News
Badra Gunba. Photo: http://abkhazinform.com/ Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 24-March 2, 2025

A rally in the village of Novokuli to mark 81 years since the beginning of a deportation of the Vainakhs. Photo from the Telegram channel of the administration of the Novolaksky District of Dagestan https://t.me/novolak_vesti/19308 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 17-23, 2025

The wreckage of a drone. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot" Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 10-16, 2025

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.