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A burnt tank. December 14, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:46, 17 December 2020
Azerbaijan requests Armenia to return three prisoners of war
Three more Azerbaijani citizens are still being kept by the Armenian side as prisoners of war, the authorities of Azerbaijan report. The Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia announced the negotiations with Baku concerning the fate of 73 soldiers of the Defence Army who were missed in action in the Hadrut District.
Russian flag in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by David Simonyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:26, 17 December 2020
Baku and Yerevan analysts treat idea of "gray zones" in Karabakh as impracticable
The so-called "gray zones", free from all conflict parties in Nagorno-Karabakh, are contrary to the principles of Azerbaijan's sovereignty and can become bait for armed formations, Azerbaijani political analysts believe. The creation of neutral zones is beneficial to Armenia and Russia, but Baku will not agree to this, Yerevan experts are sure.
A police car. Photo: Mitya Aleshkovsky_Flickr.com
14:11, 17 December 2020
Shootout with law enforcers in Kurchaloi District is this year's fourth in Chechnya
The armed incident in the Kurchaloi District, in which two unknown persons were killed, was preceded by a December 16 counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Achkhoi-Martan District.
A footage of the suicide bombing in the village of Uchkeken. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee nac.gov.ru
12:10, 17 December 2020
KChR residents treat law enforcers' video about explosion in Uchkeken as unconvincing
The video of the incident near the FSB building in the village of Uchkeken fails to confirm that the casualty had intended to harm the employees, a criminologist believes. The video could have been staged, since the conduct of a counterterrorist operation (CTO) is beneficial to law enforcers, lawyers have suggested.
The village of Khin Shen. December 6, 2020. Photo by David Simonyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:48, 17 December 2020
Villagers from Lachin Corridor tell details of the three days in blockade
The villages of Khin Shen and Mets Shen of Nagorno-Karabakh were unblocked following the results of negotiations of Russian peacemakers with Azerbaijan. Negotiations are underway to withdraw Azerbaijani militaries out of the village of Ekhtsaokh.
11:46, 17 December 2020
Yerevan reports on successful operation to free militaries in Gadrut District
Russian peacemakers have helped Armenian militaries to escape the cordoning near the villages of Khin Takher and Khtsaberd, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Kazbek Baidulaev. Screenshot of the post on the VKontakte https://vk.com/id307863992
11:29, 17 December 2020
Rights defenders link Baidulaev's radicalization with law enforcers' actions
Law enforcers' illegal violence and repressions push young people to the path of radicalization; and as a result they join the underground, Oleg Orlov, a board member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has commented on the story of Kazbek Baidulaev, a native of a Chechen village.
A destroyed tank near the road. Nagorno-Karabakh, December 6, 2020. Photo by David Simonyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:03, 17 December 2020
Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh reports number of POWs captured in Gadrut District
About 60 military servicemen disappeared in the vicinity of the village of Khtsaberd in the Gadrut District, Artak Beglaryan, the Ombudsperson, has stated. In his turn, Araik Arutyunyan, the president of the unrecognized republic, has stressed that the actions of the Azerbaijani Army are directed not so much against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh as against the Russian peacemakers.
A protest action in the Shirak Region of Armenia, December 16, 2020. Screenshot of the video by NEWS AM https://youtu.be/L_Xo8vsj3xQ
10:44, 17 December 2020
Authorities of Shirak Region promise protesters to return POWs
The governor of the Shirak Region of Armenia has met local residents who had blocked roads demanding to release their relatives and fellow countrymen from Azerbaijani captivity. The protesters believe that the Armenian authorities are passive.
A law enforcer. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/
23:55, 16 December 2020
Investigators report details of CTO in Chechnya
Suspected militant Kazbek Baidulaev threw a grenade at law enforcers after they requested him to surrender. The suspect was killed by return fire, investigators reported.
A protest action in the Shirak Province of Armenia. December 16, 2020. Screenshot of the video by NEWS AM https://youtu.be/L_Xo8vsj3xQ
23:51, 16 December 2020
Compatriots of soldiers missed in action block motorway in Armenia
Dozens of soldiers from the Shirak District of Armenia were captured in the Hadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh, protesters claim with reference to some videos posted on the Internet. According to a source from the Defence Army, a group of Armenian soldiers was cordoned off, and only a few dozen of them managed to break through.
Participants of a protest action in Tskhinvali. December 6, 2020. Photo by Anna Gioyeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:48, 16 December 2020
Djabiev's widow insists on resignation of South-Ossetian General Prosecutor
In Tskhinvali, about 50 people have stayed to spend the night in a square, where relatives and friends of Inal Djabiev are holding a round-the-clock protest action. The main demands of the protesters remain unchanged: the resignation of the General Prosecutor and the punishment of the persons guilty for the Inal Djabiev's death.
Symbolics of the "Akhmat" Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Club. A website screenshot https://ahmat.moscow/
18:10, 16 December 2020
Journalists assess impact of US sanctions on Ramzan Kadyrov's sports assets
The "Akhmat" fight club will not be able to attract sponsors' funds from abroad and invite foreign fighters because of the US sanctions, while the "Akhmat" football club (FC) will be less affected by sanctions, sports observers suggest.
18:07, 16 December 2020
Russian analysts: too early for people to return to Khin Takher and Khtsaberd
In fact, the villages of Khin Takher and Khtsaberd in the Hadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh stay abandoned, military expert Alexander Golts notes. According to expert Vladimir Yevseev, it is too early and unsafe for people to return to the destroyed villages. The expert also adds that a "gray zone" should be created to prevent such incidents.
The FSB officer during the counterterrorist operation. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/fsb/pyat-verbovshchikov-mto-zaderzhany-v-kazani.html#&gid=1&pid=2
15:03, 16 December 2020
CTO in Chechnya was third since start of year
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, in which law enforcers liquidated an alleged militant, became the third in Chechnya since the start of the year. The previous CTO was conducted in Grozny in October.
The village of Khtsaberd (the Azeri name is Chailakkala), late November 2020. Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/CivilNet.TV/videos/1783518675130602
14:53, 16 December 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh claims soldiers' disappearance in Gadrut District
The communication with soldiers of several military posts set up in the vicinity of the villages of Khin Takher and Khtsaberd has been lost; searching for them is underway, the Nagorno-Karabakh's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
13:02, 16 December 2020
Resident of Chechnya declared killed for the second time
Kazbek Baidulaev, a native of the Chechen village of Yandi, whose murder in a counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the Achkhoi-Martan District, was announced by Ramzan Kadyrov, was earlier named among those killed on October 11. According to law enforcers, the man perished in a shootout in the Sernovodsk District.
The SWAT vehicles. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-tomskoy-oblasti-provedeno.html
12:53, 16 December 2020
Alleged militant killed during CTO in Chechnya
During a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF) was killed, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported, indicating that the alleged militant was alone; and the law enforcers involved did not suffer.
The mother of the blogger Malika Djikaeva apologizes to Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot www.instagram.com/p/CIxkWUiK7m8/
12:39, 16 December 2020
Instagram users criticize appeal of blogger Djikaeva's mother to Kadyrov
The defence of the blogger, Malika Djikaeva, will appeal against the verdict announced by the court of three years in prison within a drug dealing case. Social network users have expressed bewilderment at the apology of Djikaeva's mother to Ramzan Kadyrov.
An Armenian tank destroyed near Djebrail. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:57, 16 December 2020
The Guardian: bodies of two beheaded men identified in Nagorno-Karabakh
The two elderly men beheaded in the video have been identified, The Guardian reports. They were ethnic Armenians, their fellow villagers have reported.
News
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Three suspected militants from Basayev's group have been arrested.

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.