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The Order of Alexander Nevsky. Photo: Artem Lepesin https://ru.wikipedia.org/

23:36, 27 July 2022

The Russian President signed a decree on the presentation of Ramzan Kadyrov to the Order of Alexander Nevsky for his contribution to the socio-economic development of the region, the leader of Chechnya himself reported.

23:29, 27 July 2022

Defence challenges verdict to Chechen gays Magamadov and Isaev

Advocates filed a complaint about the verdict to Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, whom a court in Chechnya found guilty of adding and abetting a militant.

23:25, 27 July 2022

Four policemen from Chechnya perish in Ukraine

Senior Police Warrant Officer Buvaisar Deniev, Police Lieutenant Colonel Zaur Dimaev, Senior Police Sergeant Aidamir Isaev, and Police Captain Muslim Avtaev perished in Ukraine, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.

The police detains Alikram Khurshidov (Khurshudov). Photo: https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2022/7/free/Social/ru/7613.htm/001

23:20, 27 July 2022

In Azerbaijan, oppositionist arrested for 30 days

Alikram Khurshidov (Khurshudov), the adviser to the chair of the “Musavat” Party, was charged with failure to obey the police and arrested for 30 days. His party colleagues considered the accusation false and the arrest politically motivated.

Atsamaz Bagaev and Yuri Gazzaev. Screenshot of the post https://t.me/Alan_Gagloev15/67

16:55, 27 July 2022

Two natives of North Ossetia perish in Ukraine

The administration head of the Pravoberezhny District has announced the death of Atsamaz Bagaev and Yuri Gazzaev. Since the start of the military operation, authorities of North Ossetia have confirmed the deaths of at least 80 natives of the republic in Ukraine.

A metro train in Yerevan. Photo https://armeniatoday.news/yerevan-ru/507133/

16:50, 27 July 2022

Yerevan metro operators demand higher wages

The work of Yerevan metro was suspended for several hours after machinists refused to go to work, demanding higher wages.

Djansukh Adleiba in a Sukhumi square on the fifth day of his protest action, July 26, 2022. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/DNAbkhazia/2960

15:31, 27 July 2022

Abkhaz activist Djansukh Adleiba claims his readiness to go on dry hunger strike

The number of participants of the hunger strike declared in Sukhumi by Djansukh Adleiba has grown up to three.

Special forces of the Russian military intelligence in the Botlikh District of Dagestan, August 25, 1999. Photo: http://www.aeronautics.ru/chechnya/cgallery.htm

15:17, 27 July 2022

Week of July 18-24 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from 18 to 24 July 2022, during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no reports were received about any casualties or wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Salome Zurabishvili. Photo: Giorgi Abdaladze https://ab.wikipedia.org

15:12, 27 July 2022

President of Georgia pardons 11 prisoners

Salome Zurabishvili has released 10 prisoners from serving their sentences and reduced the sentence of another convict. There is one woman among those pardoned.

15:10, 27 July 2022

Dagestani woman seeks to punish culprits of her son's death for almost eight years

According to investigators, Vali, a son of Gulnara Bagaudinova, a resident of Makhachkala, was killed at his attack on law enforcers. However, Gulnara is sure that her son had been detained for wearing a beard, beaten up to death; and then an attack on law enforcers was staged.

The detention of Kristine Takalandze. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0wGy_7xnf0&feature=emb_imp_woyt

11:26, 27 July 2022

Georgia claims Kristine Takalandze's detention in Abkhazia being illegal

International mechanisms are engaged in liberation of Kristina Takalandze, who was detained in Abkhazia on an espionage case, the Georgia's State Security Service (SSS) has informed.

23:58, 26 July 2022

Kadyrov’s fighters wear insignia “To Kyiv”

Insignia with the inscription reading: “To Kyiv” appeared on backs of Chechen law enforcers. The new uniform has been in use since July 18, a source from the law enforcement bodies reports.

Arthur Ilyaskhanov. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/megapolis_ugra/5427

23:55, 26 July 2022

Dagestani resident complains about threats from Chechen Diaspora after debauche in a store

A court fined arrested Arthur Ilyaskhanov under the article about discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The man stated that he was afraid of being kidnapped by the Chechen Diaspora and that he received threats.

A barrack in Nazran in Fabrichnaya Street. Photo by the Human Rights Centre “Memorial” (included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the register of NCOs performing the functions of a foreign agent and liquidated by a court’s decision)

23:50, 26 July 2022

Court decides to evict tenants of barracks in Nazran

In Magas, a court granted a lawsuit of the Nazran administration for the eviction of 16 families of migrants from barracks. Only the family of Ruslan Akhilgov, who has the status of a forced migrant, is allowed to stay, the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial” reports.

Ismail Isaev. Screenshot of the page The Insider@ https://www.facebook.com/TheInsiderRussia/photos/1851919648306295

23:47, 26 July 2022

Chechen gay Ismail Isaev placed in a punishment cell during first month of his stay in a penal colony

Warders of a penal colony in the Krasnodar Territory placed Ismail Isaev, who is serving his sentence for aiding and abetting a militant, in a punishment cell for 15 days.

Armenian soldiers. Photo by the press service of the country's Ministry of Defence https://www.mil.am/ru/news/10180

23:45, 26 July 2022

Azerbaijan reports shootouts in Nagorno-Karabakh

During the past 24 hours, positions of Azeri militaries were shelled for seven times from the territories controlled by the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as twice near the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Tamerlan Gagiev. Photo https://t.me/pravober/1904?single

22:16, 26 July 2022

Native of North Ossetia dies in Ukraine

Junior Sergeant Tamerlan Gagiev perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Pravoberezhny District has informed.

Armenian soldiers near the village of Tavagard in Nagorno-Karabakh, January 11, 2021. Photo by Artyom Mikrykov, News.am

12:01, 26 July 2022

Blinken urges Aliev to release Armenian prisoners of war

Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, has held a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, urging him to continue the dialogue with Armenia and release all the remaining Armenian prisoners of war (POWs).

The Administrative Violations Code. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

11:57, 26 July 2022

Rostov-on-Don resident fined for discrediting militaries

A court in Rostov-on-Don has imposed a fine on Oleg Popovkin, a local resident, finding him guilty of discrediting Russian militaries after he posted his commenting on Chechens in Ukraine in the "VKontakte" social network.

Soldiers in the battalion "East-Akhmat." Screenshot of the post on Ramzan Kadyrov's page on the VKontakte https://vk.com/ramzan?z=photo279938622_457311172%2Fwall279938622_1523252

09:04, 26 July 2022

Statement about MoD's vacancies reveals Kadyrov's plans to improve Chechen grouping

The words of the head of Chechnya about 3000 vacancies in the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) mean that he plans to find new people for his formations, Alexander Khramchikhin, an expert, believes.

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