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22:28, 4 April 2016
Political analysts: military blocs do not want to intervene in Karabakh conflict
The international community is interested in preventing the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh from the intervention of the military-political blocs, since it will mark the beginning of a full-scale war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Soldiers of the NKR army near Martakert City in Artsakh. April 4, 2016. Photo: © PAN Photo / Vahan Stepanyan
21:44, 4 April 2016
NKR reports death of 29 soldiers in the conflict zone
On April 1-5, the losses of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) at the contact line with Azerbaijan made 29 dead and 72 wounded persons; and 28 servicemen are considered missing, said the spokesman of the NKR's Defence Army.
Leonid Tibilov. Photo http://presidentruo.org/
20:19, 4 April 2016
President of South Ossetia announces referendum in 2016 to join Russia
The referendum on merger of South Ossetia with Russia will be held earlier than in six months. This was reported by Leonid Tibilov, President of South Ossetia. He has emphasized that the issue was discussed at the meeting with the President of Russia.
The funeral of the 12-year-old boy, who died on April 2 in the village of Zoravan, Martuni District of the NKR. April 4, 2016. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:43, 4 April 2016
Karabakh residents state intentional shelling of civilians
The guilt for the death of a 12-year-old resident of the village of Zoravan is on Azerbaijani servicemen, who deliver a targeted fire at civilians, said residents of the NKR.
The participant of a picket with the demand to release Nadezhda Savchenko. Baku, March 24, 2016. Photo by Taptig Geliev for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:45, 4 April 2016
Nadezhda Savchenko refuses to appeal against her sentence
Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian aviator, sentenced for involvement in the killing of Russian journalists, has informed her defence of her final refusal to file a complaint against the verdict. This was reported by her advocate Mark Feigin.
Nikolai Karpyuk. Photo: RFE/RL
16:25, 4 April 2016
Forensic experts unable to confirm torture of Karpyuk
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has questioned the experts who conducted medical examination of Nikolai Karpyuk. The experts have announced the impossibility to confirm whether Nikolai Karpyuk was subjected to torture with electric current.
Hussein Betelgeriev. Screenshot of a video by the user Alikhan Grozny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJUnGxvfSFo
16:03, 4 April 2016
Relatives of Hussein Betelgeriev claim police inaction
The police still have not started the search at the complaint of kidnapping in Grozny of bard Hussein Betelgeriev, his wife reports. On the day of his kidnapping, the bard wrote in a social network about the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, reports journalist Anastasia Kirilenko.
At the funeral of the 12-year-old boy, who died on April 2 in the village of Zoravan, Martuni District of the NKR. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:51, 4 April 2016
UN reports on number of victims of conflict escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh
According to the UN report, at least 33 people were killed and more than 200 others were injured as a result of escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, which occurred on April 2 and 3.
Zakharya Amirov. Photo: http://chernovik.net/content/blogs/magomed-idrisov/buynaksk-ukradennyy-gorod?qt-lenta_novostey=0
11:23, 4 April 2016
Zakharya Amirov elected Mayor of Buynaksk
Zakharya Amirov has been unanimously elected the head of the Buynaksk administration. This was reported by Marat Djankhaev, a deputy of the Buynaksk City Council. According to him, out of 21, 14 deputies voted for Zakharya Amirov.
A house in Martakert after the escalation of the conflict. © SPUTNIK/ ASATUR YESAYANTS, http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/photo/20160403/2731186.html
09:40, 4 April 2016
Parties in Karabakh conflict report new shelling and clashes
During the last 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire for 121 times, reports the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), adding that Azerbaijan "retains control over all liberated territories." In is turn, the Armenian party said about today's the morning fights, in which three Azerbaijani tanks were destroyed.
08:58, 4 April 2016
In Chechnya, SC cancels conditional sentence to man convicted for helping militants
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has sent back for reconsideration the criminal case against Saidi Sultanov, a local resident, who was sentenced to five years of imprisonment on the charge of aiding and abetting militants.
Idris Cherkhigov. Photo: http://chechen.er.ru/persons/9068/
05:03, 4 April 2016
Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew appointed head of secretariat of Chechen leader
Idris Cherkhigov, the 27-year-old head of the administration of the Kurchaloi District, has been transferred to the post of the head of the secretariat of the leader of Chechnya. By taking his new post, Idris Cherkhigov has replaced another nephew of Ramzan Kadyrov.
A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-neytralizovan-glavar-mahachkalinskoy.html
00:25, 4 April 2016
During the week from March 28 to April 3, seven persons suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from March 28 to April 3, 2016, seven people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: four persons perished and three others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources
The building in Martakert, a district capital, destroyed by war. Photo from the blog on the "Caucasian Knot" by photo blogger Albert Voskanyan
16:57, 3 April 2016
Residents of Martakert reported incessant shelling
Last night, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continued shelling the combat positions of the Defence Army and dwelling settlements of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), said the press service of the MoD of the NKR.
16:16, 3 April 2016
Relatives of Hussein Betelgeriev state his kidnapping in Grozny
Relatives of Hussein Betelgeriev, a poet and singer, cannot be established his whereabouts since March 31. According to their version, Betelgeriev was taken away from home by "two unidentified men dressed in black uniform."
The heights in the area of the village of Talysh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:02, 3 April 2016
Course of warfare shows Azerbaijani attempts to consolidate at key heights
On the second day of the warfare in Karabakh conflict zone, the key question of what part of the unrecognized republic is under Azerbaijan control. The parties in conflict intend to take control over the key heights in the area of the village of Talysh, according to the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) of the conflicting parties.
People in the square in Stepanakert, where the recording of men for military operations is held. April 2, 2016. Photo: Kavkaz-uzel.ru/blogs/275/posts/24305
19:36, 2 April 2016
Number of buses with volunteers from Stepanakert has reached six
The recording of men for military operations against Azerbaijan is being held around the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR); at least six buses with volunteers have been sent from the square in Stepanakert to the conflict area.
18:42, 2 April 2016
NKR claims over 200 killed Azerbaijani soldiers
The Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has announced that during the armed clashes on the border, over 200 soldiers of Azerbaijan were killed.
Azerbaijani helicopter downed in the conflict zone, as reported by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia. April 2, 2016. Photo: screenshot of a video by Mil.am
17:02, 2 April 2016
Statements of parties to Karabakh conflict fail to establish initiators of today's escalation
The statements of the parties of the Karabakh conflict on the current escalation are contradictory and do not allow defining the party, whose actions have resulted in aggravation of the situation. There is a real war in the border area, believe bloggers of the "Caucasian Knot".
Celebration of the Day of the Russian Flag in Grozny. August 22, 2014. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
15:00, 2 April 2016
Experts state Northern Caucasus' readiness to democratic changes
Residents of Northern Caucasus have a demand for a democratic modernization of the region and its inclusion into the all-Russian legal environment, says the report "Northern Caucasus and Modern Model of Democratic Development".
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.