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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.
Consequences of shelling in Stepanakert on October 5, 2020. Photo: Areg Balayan/ArmGov/PAN Photo/Reuters
21:08, 10 October 2020
Analysts agree on fragility of ceasefire in Karabakh
The ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh offers a chance for a settlement, but does not guarantee a complete stop to the fighting, analysts believe.
21:06, 10 October 2020
PFPA activist Ruslan Amirov detained in Baku
His fellow party members have linked the detention of Ruslan Amirov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) with his political activities.
21:03, 10 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of breaking ceasefire
Azerbaijani authorities claim that, after the start of the armistice agreement, Armenian militaries have tried to attack in the Agdere-Terter and Fizuli-Djabrail directions. In its turn, the Armenian side accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Gadrut and an offensive in the southern direction of the front.
A resident of the Agdam District amid the ruins of his home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:10, 10 October 2020
Villages of four frontline Azerbaijani districts shelled
Nine persons from the Goranboy, Terter, Fizuli and Agdam Districts, which were subjected to intensive shelling, have been hospitalized with wounds, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed. Villages in the above frontline districts are shelled every day; to hide from shells; villagers have made dugouts, locals have explained.
An entrance arch in Grozny. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=splg0CTvHUo&feature=emb_logo
16:08, 10 October 2020
By their formal worship, Chechen authorities emasculate Akhmat Kadyrov's image
At the suggestion of Ramzan Kadyrov's entourage, the motto "Akhmat is Power" at the entrance to Grozny, became a republic's brand, but there is no semantic and value content in it, analysts believe.
Nikol Pashinyan (on the left) and Ilham Aliev. Collage
16:06, 10 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Armenia agree on ceasefire
The heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) of Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on a ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone from October 10.
Participants of a protest action in the territory of the "David Gareja" Monastery Complex which has become a matter of a territorial dispute between Georgia and Azerbaijan. May 28, 2019. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:28, 10 October 2020
Activists see political background in Georgian-Azerbaijani border demarcation
Two Georgian officials have been arrested on charges of using incorrect maps while delimiting the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. Their defence intends to appeal against the arrest; and public organizations have linked their persecution with the upcoming elections.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo from his personal page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1490670140965192&set=pb.100000666619845.-2207520000.1499500952.&type=3&theater
11:24, 10 October 2020
Journalist Afghan Mukhtarly accuses Georgia of hampering his visit to Tbilisi
Under a far-fetched pretext, airline employees prevented the Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, from flying from Berlin to Tbilisi. Mukhtarly believes that Georgian authorities are afraid of exposing the circumstances of his kidnapping.
23:59, 9 October 2020
Brother of disappeared Movsar Umarov mentions pressure from authorities as reason for fleeing Chechnya
In Chechnya, law enforcers demanded from relatives of Grozny resident Movsar Umarov to stop complaining about his disappearance after the detention, says Musa, a brother of Movsar Umarov. Musa Umarov himself left Chechnya after officials had expressed their dissatisfaction with his claims against an advisor of Ramzan Kadyrov.
The city of Hadrut on the map of Nagorno-Karabakh https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/354792/
23:53, 9 October 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan make conflicting statements about control over Hadrut
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev announced the control of the Azerbaijani troops over the city of Hadrut and eight villages in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian side denies the statements of the Azerbaijani President and claims that the status of Hadrut has not changed.
Ramzan Kadyrov at the opening of a new entrance arch from the side of the city of Argun on October 5, 2020. Screenshot of the video https://vk.com/video279938622_456243573
23:48, 9 October 2020
"Akhmat is Power" Arch elevates personality cult of Akhmat Kadyrov
At the entrance to Grozny, the slogan "Akhmat is Power" on a new arch replaces the Muslim phrase "Allahu Akbar", social networks users note. In Chechnya, so many facilities are named after the Ramzan Kadyrov's father that it is time to rename the republic to Akhmatia, users write in their ironic comments.
Ilya Azar. Photo: Sergey Karpov / Yugopolis
22:50, 9 October 2020
Business trip of journalist Azar to Nagorno-Karabakh interrupted after Armenia's claims
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia cancelled the accreditation of Ilya Azar, a reporter of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", after a report from Shushi and Lachin, which caused a public outcry. This was reported by the journalist himself. The newspaper regarded the Armenian MFA's actions as interference in journalistic activities and interrupted the Ilya Azar's business trip.
Screenshot of the video about the alleged participation of Chechen natives in the hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone published on Instagram «ЧП Грозный_95» https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0bdzqnLPO/
22:44, 9 October 2020
Video on Chechen public account discloses Kremlin's interests in Karabakh conflict
The Russian authorities have obligations to Armenia, and they can benefit from statements in support of Azerbaijan as an excuse for non-interference in the Karabakh conflict, political analysts suggest.
News
Zukhra Muzaeva. Photo: https://nezagorami.media/post/honor-killing Lack of contact with a Chechen resident has raised concerns about her fate.

Apti Alaudinov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru Apti Alaudinov

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev Ramzan Kadyrov

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.