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Policeman with smartphone in his hands. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPQgNeW1dGI
11:52, 4 October 2020
"1adat" instructs Chechen residents on law enforcers' attempts to examine smartphones
The smartphone's memory must be regularly cleared of the data that may be of interest to Chechen law enforcers, the authors of the "1adat" Telegram Channel have advised in connection with the mass phone checks launched in Chechnya.
Screenshot from the video posted by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan: https://youtu.be/Fy7IvKVOPUw
11:40, 4 October 2020
Baku claims eight villages occupied by Azerbaijani Army
Ilham Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, has announced the capture of the village of Madagiz and seven more villages earlier controlled by Armenian militaries.
Shell fragments. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
17:05, 3 October 2020
Red Cross calls on Karabakh conflict parties to protect civilians
Houses, schools and hospitals have been destroyed in the front-line regions of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh; residents are trying to move to safe places; and some are forced to hide in basements, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has stated, calling on the parties to the Karabakh conflict to protect the civilian population.
Frame from the documentary "The Fate of a Dagestani Woman": https://youtu.be/mebL4D-qkmE
16:29, 3 October 2020
Resonance of wedding video raises again issue of women's situation in Dagestan
Today, 11 years after the documentary film "The Fate of a Dagestani Woman", the difficult situation, in which many women find themselves, especially those living in the mountainous regions of Dagestan, has hardly changed, said Saida Sirazhudinova, President of the "Caucasus. World. Development" Centre for Studying Global Issues of Our Time and Regional Problems. The current situation of women in Dagestan was indicated by the resonance surrounding a recent video of a local wedding.
A car destroyed as a result of shelling attacks in the Karabakh conflict zone. Photo: Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS
16:03, 3 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh report heavy fights in conflict zone
The situation remains tense; fierce battles are going on in all directions, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports. Nagorno-Karabakh has confirmed the tense situation on the frontline.
15:37, 3 October 2020
Azerbaijan resumes shelling attacks on Stepanakert
At least three strikes were inflicted by Azerbaijani militaries on Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh; an air raid alert was announced in the city.
Military vehicles at the frontline. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/presechena-boevaya-aktivnost-protivnika-v-techenii-nochi-na-razlichnyh-napravleniyah-fronta-video-32563.html
15:24, 3 October 2020
Azerbaijani MoD announces shelling of border settlements
Fierce battles took place at night on the frontline; the city of Tartar and 14 villages of the Tartar, Agdam, Agdjebdin and Goranboy Districts came under fire of Armenian militaries, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
13:23, 3 October 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh evacuates several villages after shelling
After artillery attacks on Stepanakert, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have evacuated residents of several nearby villages; no evacuation is undertaken in Stepanakert, Grigory Martirosyan, a State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, has stated.
A tent camp in Kullar. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvC3Fw73mK4&feature=emb_logo
13:06, 3 October 2020
Azerbaijani authorities fail indicate timeline of receiving citizens from Kullar
The issue of resuming the border crossing of the Azerbaijani citizens waiting for their return to homeland in the Dagestani village of Kullar remains open, a source in the Azerbaijani government has stated.
Soldier of the Armenian Army in the Karabakh conflict zone. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://mil.am/ru/news/8436
12:53, 3 October 2020
Military analysts doubt veracity of Baku's and Yerevan's reports on enemy losses
The parties to the Karabakh conflict, as during any war, are understating their own losses and exaggerate the enemy's ones, since the information war is a part of the military confrontation, military analysts believe.
Screenshot: https://ok.ru/video/8389660990
12:40, 3 October 2020
Amid growing popularity of authority critics, law enforcers check Chechen residents' phones
During raids, Chechen law enforcers check not only documents, but also mobile phones, examining the installed applications, residents of Chechnya report. Law enforcers check whether locals are commenting on reports of authorities' critics in social networks, locals have suggested.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
08:35, 3 October 2020
"Novaya Gazeta": Middle East residents go to fight for Armenia and Azerbaijan
Turkey is recruiting mercenaries in Syria for participating in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the side of Azerbaijan, ethnic Armenians from Syria and Lebanon are also going to the combat zone, says the article by Vadikh El-Khayek "Mercenaries Enter the Battle" published on October 2 by the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper.
Rap singer Djigan. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFznVBWDz9m/
08:24, 3 October 2020
Social network users accuse rapper of desecrating North-Ossetian sanctuary
Rap singer Djigan walked into the Rekom Sanctuary in shoes, breaking the tradition and desecrating the place, Instagram users have stated.
Wall of a building destroyed as a result of shelling attack on Stepanakert. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot
22:01, 2 October 2020
Karabakh MfE reports about 13 people injured during shelling attack on Stepanakert
Ten rescuers and three civilians were injured during a shelling attack on Stepanakert. Seven victims were hospitalized, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
21:48, 2 October 2020
Kadyrov claims to be customer in poisoning of Navalny
It is more logical to consider Ramzan Kadyrov as a customer of the attempt on the life of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the leader of Chechnya himself suggests.
Barrack in Nazran. Photo: press service of the HRC 'Memorial', https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/v-ingushetii-lyudey-pytayutsya-vyselit-iz-baraka-ne-predostaviv-drugogo-zhilya
18:21, 2 October 2020
HRC "Memorial" supports forced migrants in dispute over eviction from Nazran barrack
In Ingushetia, the authorities try to evict 13 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North Ossetia and Chechnya from a barrack in Nazran, without offering any housing in return, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports. The human rights defenders promise to appeal to the Russian government.
Shell fragment. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:01, 2 October 2020
Russia, France, and US report transfer of militants from Syria to Karabakh conflict zone
300 militants from Syria were sent to Baku to participate in the hostilities, the President of France states. According to the intelligence data reported by the US Department of State, mercenaries were transported to the region with the help of aviation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Russian Federation called for the withdrawal from the Karabakh conflict zone of militants who arrived from Syria and Libya.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: official Ramzan Kadyrov's VKontakte page, https://vk.com/ramzan
17:41, 2 October 2020
Human rights defenders criticize Ramzan Kadyrov for refusing to wear a mask
Being the leader of the region, Ramzan Kadyrov should set an example for residents of Chechnya and comply with the mask regime, note human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Shell fragments after shelling attack, September 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
14:01, 2 October 2020
Azerbaijan reports new civilian victims of shelling
The Armenian militaries have launched an intensive shelling of the villages of Khyndyrystan, Alibeili, Akhmadagaly and Safarli of the Agdam District; there are casualties and wounded people among the civilian population, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
Magomed Khashtyrov. Photo: press service of the head of Ingushetia
13:38, 2 October 2020
Search at former Ingush Mufti reveals authorities' desire to prevent new protests
The searches and interrogations of Magomed Khashtyrov, the former Mufti of Ingushetia, and Imam Adam Maloroev have to do with the authorities' desire to minimize the chances of new protests, Zakrij Mamilov, an MP, has stated.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Recognized human losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 7,250

Russian military. Still from Russian Defense Ministry video, https://t.me/mod_russia/39882 Recognized losses of southern Russia in Ukraine reach 7,150

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.