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August 23, 2017 19:30

• Hungarian tourist dies in Georgian mountains

  A Hungarian citizen suffered a fatal injury during a rockfall in Svanetia.

August 23, 2017 19:12

• For the year, investigators failed to prove links of shepherds killed in Dagestan with militants

  On August 24, villagers of Goor-Khindakh will hold Muslim commemoration of Gasanguseinov brothers killed by law enforcers in Dagestan. During the past year, investigators failed to prove that the shepherds were militants, local residents and the lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" have noted.

August 23, 2017 18:46

• Homemade bombs found at CTO venue in Ingushetia

  In the basement of a house in the Ingush village of Psedakh, where the killed militants were hiding, an underground bunker and a shop for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found. This was stated by the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

August 23, 2017 18:04

• Rovshan Gadirov convicted for links with Syrian militants

  The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has sentenced Rovshan Gadirov, an Azerbaijani resident, to ten years in prison, finding him to be a member of illegal armed formations (IAFs) in Pakistan and Syria. His advocate claims that no evidence of Gadirov's guilt was presented and intends to appeal against the verdict.

August 23, 2017 17:50

• Celebration of Akhmat Kadyrov’s 66th birthday is under increased security measures

  Today, Chechnya celebrates the birthday of Akhmat Kadyrov, a former head of Chechnya, who was killed in May 2004. The authorities timed a number of events to this date.

August 23, 2017 16:04

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov: killed militants involved in plotting terror acts in Ingushetia

  Men killed today in the Malgobek District were plotting a series of terror acts. This was announced by Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov. He threatened to take measure against the officials who failed to prevent the activities of militants.

August 23, 2017 15:43

• Mother of disappeared singer Zelimkhan Bakaev appeals to Chechen HRC

  The disappearance of Zelimkhan Bakaev was unexpected and contradicted the family plans, reported the singer's mother.

August 23, 2017 14:51

• Three Dagestanis suspected of involvement in armed underground

  Residents of Dagestan swore allegiance to the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in the Russian Federation and took part in its activities in the Khasavyurt District.

August 23, 2017 14:23

• CTO becomes eighth armed incident in Malgobek District since early 2017

  In the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, at least seven armed incidents preceded the current special operation carried out by law enforcers. The reports about five of them mentioned the names of the people killed in the Psedakh village.

August 23, 2017 12:47

• Leader of Malgobek militant grouping dead, NAC confirms

  In Ingushetia, according to the preliminary information, three persons were killed, including Bekkhan Soltukiev, Mikail Cherbizhev, and Khasan Khatsiev. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies. According to the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC), the killed men were involved in attacks on law enforcers.

August 23, 2017 09:26

• Four suspected militants killed in Ingushetia

  Law enforcers killed four persons cordoned off in a house in an area of a counterterrorist operation (CTO). This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies in Ingushetia.

August 23, 2017 09:23

• MIA to reward for information on whereabouts of suspected murderer of power lifter Andrei Drachov

  The Khabarovsk law enforcement agencies promised to pay 500,000 roubles for the information about the whereabouts of Anar Allakhveranov, an Azerbaijani native, suspected of murdering power lifter Andrei Drachov.

August 23, 2017 03:45

• Lezginka dancer transferred to Pyatigorsk hospital

  Salim Akhobekov, detained for dancing lezginka in Gelendzhik for five days, has been transferred to the hospital in Pyatigorsk. Physicians suspect that the man was poisoned by gas sprayed during his detention. Angela Maxidova, an injured eyewitness of the lezginka dancers' detention, still stays in the hospital.

August 22, 2017 22:34

• Charity action in Pitsunda raises funds to treat a three-year-old boy

  Organizers of a charity action held in the city of Pitsunda managed to raise 315,240 roubles for treatment of a three-year-old boy, suffering from epilepsy, in Krasnodar.

August 22, 2017 20:41

• Sochi resident Lyubov Garaeva sentenced to three years in prison

  The court in Sochi has sentenced Lyubov Garaeva, a local resident, to three years of freedom deprivation under the article of a fraud. She was arrested in the courtroom.

August 22, 2017 19:50

• Rostov-on-Don residents urge to cancel City Day because of fire victims

  Townspeople have called on the authorities to help the fire victims by the funds allotted to celebrate the City Day. The respective motion has gathered 12,252 signatures in less than 24 hours.

August 22, 2017 17:41

• Defence treats extension of Magomadov’s arrest as unjustified

  The court in Krasnodar has refused to grant a complaint against the extension of the arrest of Anzor Magomadov, a resident of Sochi, suspected of preparing a terror act and an attempt to join militants in Syria. Magomadov's guilt has not been proved; and he has been unreasonably kept in custody for over a year, his advocate has stated.

August 22, 2017 17:30

• “Fontanka”: at least 10 “Wagner” fighters from Southern Russia perished in Syria

  The Internet newspaper "Fontanka" has posted the names and passport data of natives of Southern Russia, who took part in warfare in Syria as members of the "Wagner" Private Military Company and perished there. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refuted this data.

August 22, 2017 15:21

• "Novaya Gazeta": scandal with torture in Chechnya draws Kremlin’s attention

  The repentance action of Grozny residents, who wrote a letter about torture to the Prosecutor General, did not take place, because of the intervention of the administration of Russian President, after Kadyrov's conversation with the head of the Chechen FSB Department. This was reported by the “Novaya Gazeta”.

August 22, 2017 14:31

• Fire at Georgian National Park breaks out with renewed vigour

  Georgia has asked neighbouring countries to help in extinguishing the fire in the Borjomi Gorge, where the fire has already covered 12 hectares.