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An unexploded shell in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:51, 7 October 2020
Because of frequent missile attacks, Stepanakert townspeople are afraid to leave their shelters for a long time; there are interruptions in communications and power supply in the city. As a result of the shelling, 23 civilians were killed, more than 90 others were wounded, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson has stated.
A man walking on street in Stepanakert with an unexploded shell in the background. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:45, 7 October 2020
Azerbaijan does not publish the names of its military servicemen perished during the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict, as it suffers great losses, but the society is ready for them, Pavel Felgengauer, a military expert, believes. The data on losses among Azerbaijani militaries is not published in order not to corrupt the nation's morale, Alexander Perendjiev, another expert, has noted.
A resident of the city of Tartar near his home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:29, 7 October 2020
Women, children and the elderly have left a number of Azerbaijani villages located in the frontline area, but other villagers would not leave their homes and households for a long time, Avaz Gasanov, an activist, has informed. There are children and women among shelling victims.
11:25, 7 October 2020
A criminal murder case has been opened at the demand of the mother of Movsar Umarov, a missing Grozny resident after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has drawn attention to his disappearance.
Smoke at the site of the hostilities in Stepanakert. Nagorno-Karabakh, October 4, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
23:56, 6 October 2020
A video about natives of Chechnya being sent to the Karabakh conflict zone is fake, some Instagram users believe. Meanwhile, in their comments, other network users argue for the authenticity of the video.
A casualty in shelling attacks in Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvLoQLRquic&fbclid=IwAR2a9UMBWwz8fV1tZG35y7LyqRXTYJ3ecOxdv3h0nGtxYH-p-kYtNthkXf0
23:54, 6 October 2020
Since the beginning of the conflict escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, 141 residents of Azerbaijan have been injured and 376 houses have been destroyed, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia denied information about shelling attacks on Azerbaijani villages and cities.
A destroyed residential house in the city of Gandja, October 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
23:52, 6 October 2020
Russia sees a threat to its security in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, since the region attracts militants from international terrorist groupings to Southern Caucasus, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service claims. Russian and Iranian Foreign Ministers urged parties to the conflict to cease fire.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
23:50, 6 October 2020
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) awarded 33,800 euros in compensation to Mikhail Vladovsky, a resident of Chechnya, in a case on his torture by the police, the ECtHR reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov (in the center) at the opening of the reconstructed streets of Nursultan Nazarbaev and Industrialnaya in Grozny. Screenshot https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-FEDQp5BF/
23:48, 6 October 2020
In Chechnya, the police are conducting raids requesting personnel of shops and catering facilities to wear protective masks, while Ramzan Kadyrov and his associates ignore the mask regime, local residents note.
A view from the window broken during the shelling of the city of Tartar. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:22, 6 October 2020
The parties to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh must immediately stop shelling civilian objects, the countries-co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group have stated. In his turn, Ilham Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, has warned that truce is possible only on the conditions of Azerbaijan.
A soldier of the Armenian army. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://mil.am/hy/news/8385
18:19, 6 October 2020
All the bodies of power in Nagorno-Karabakh are working normally, despite shelling from Azerbaijan; and the night on the frontline has passed relatively calmly, Araik Arutyunyan, Karabakh President, has stated.
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11:30, 6 October 2020
The shelling of major Azerbaijani cities, Ganja, Mingachevir and other district centres, located far from Nagorno-Karabakh, cannot seriously harm the country's military potential. The shelling is aimed at creating panic among local residents, Baku analysts assert.
Grozny. Photo: Alexxx1979, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53866567
11:28, 6 October 2020
Residents of Chechnya continue complaining about checks of their smartphones by law enforcers, the authors of the 1Adat Telegram Channel and blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, have reported. Complaints about law enforcers' illegal actions sent to the Prosecutor's Office (PO) can be fraught with repressions, human rights defenders, Dmitry Piskunov and Svetlana Gannushkina, believe.
A resident of the village shows the area hit by a shell. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:26, 6 October 2020
The shelling of Azerbaijani dwelling settlements continues; the cities of Ganja, Terter, Barda, Beylagan and Goradiz got under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. According to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan, the death toll of civilians rose to 26; the number of wounded civilians has reached 127.
Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
11:25, 6 October 2020
Law enforcers check smartphones of passers-by in Chechnya in order to intimidate Chechens, who are beginning to realize that Russian laws fail to work in the republic, social network users assert.
A ruined house in Stepanakert. Photo: David Ghahramanyan/NKR InfoCenter/PAN Photo/Handout via REUTERS
11:22, 6 October 2020
On Monday (October 5), two explosions were heard in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh; local residents are hiding in basements.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJG3wzEt2-0
10:30, 6 October 2020
At the solemn opening of a new dwelling settlement in Grozny, the head of Chechnya and his entourage were without medical masks; the fact was noticed by local residents. Even those who have recovered and even those vaccinated against coronavirus, should wear masks, Zarema Alborti, a doctor, believes.
Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0bdzqnLPO/
10:23, 6 October 2020
Azerbaijani journalists were unable to identify the area in the video about the possible participation of Chechens in the battles for Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan has a strong army; it needs no Chechens' help, Ramzan Mollaev, the head of the local Council of Refugees from Chechnya, is sure.
Stepanakert after shelling. Screenshot of the post at the NKR's Information Center Facebook page https://web.facebook.com/ArtsakhInformation/photos/pcb.189021552738633/189021229405332
23:55, 5 October 2020
During the aggravation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, 18 civilians were killed, including a child, and about 80 people were injured.
A resident of the city of Barda shows traces of shelling on the gates to his home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 5 October 2020
The cities of Beylagan, Barda, and Terter came under fire in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported on Monday.
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.