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Unexploded shell near the villate of Martuni. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
11:10, 10 November 2020
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia sign ceasefire in Karabakh conflict zone
The ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone comes into force today, November 10; the respective declaration was signed by Presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia. The parties have also agreed on the deployment of Russian peacemakers in the region.
08:11, 10 November 2020
Azerbaijani MFA apologizes to Russia for downed helicopter
Near the Nakhichevan section of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, a Russian military helicopter was shot down by mistake, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed. Baku has apologized to the Russian party.
Participants of protest action in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
00:00, 10 November 2020
Three protesters detained in Tbilisi
The protest rally outside the Georgian parliament continues, despite the curfew imposed because of coronavirus. Three protesters who tried to bring firewood were detained by law enforcers.
Mi-24 helicopter. Photo: Igor Dvurekov https://ru.wikipedia.org/
22:39, 9 November 2020
Russian helicopter shot down in Armenia
A Mi-24 helicopter, which was escorting a motor convoy of the Russian military base through the territory of Armenia, was shot down from an anti-aircraft missile system near the border with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Russia reported.
22:11, 9 November 2020
Ingush soldier killed at a military airfield near Voronezh
Soldier Mikail Aktaliev from the village of Ekazhevo located in the Nazran District of Ingushetia was among the three soldiers killed at a military airfield near Voronezh. A colleague of the killed soldiers who had escaped from a military unit was detained on suspicion of killing them.
Residents of Shushi, October 20, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
21:45, 9 November 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities admit loss of control over Shushi
The Defence Army has lost control over the city of Shushi, and the Azerbaijani troops are on the outskirts of Stepanakert, reports Vagram Pogosyan, the press secretary of the President of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Participants of a rally in Tbilisi, November 8, 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
17:19, 9 November 2020
Police: 27 people injured at protest in Tbilisi
In Georgia, during a rally held in front of the building of the Central Election Commission (CEC), 10 protesters, 14 law enforcers, and three journalists were injured, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia reported. The Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre demanded from the authorities to stop using water cannons against participants of peaceful protests.
A military boot, October 21, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas
17:03, 9 November 2020
Number of killed Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers rises to 1221
Today, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has released a list with the names of more 44 killed military personnel.
Children's shop destroyed as a result of shelling, Stepanakert, November 2, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
13:48, 9 November 2020
Rescuers state night and morning shelling of Stepanakert
At night, Stepanakert came under missile fire; other dwelling settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh were relatively calm, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported. In the morning, shelling of Stepanakert resumed, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has informed.
Southern District Court, Rostov-on-Don, 2019. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
13:26, 9 November 2020
Resident of Dagestan convicted of preparing terror act in temple
A court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Anvar Kasumov, a resident of Dagestan, who, according to the prosecution, was going to attach an improvised explosive device (IED) to a quadrocopter and blow up the police post guarding the Temple of the Kazan Icon of the God's Mother of in Kaspiysk, to 16 years in prison.
Protest rally in Tbilisi. Screenshot from the videoо posted by the Caucasian Knot at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd4-ijcWMI0&feature=youtu.be
11:47, 9 November 2020
Two people suffer in Tbilisi when protest was dispersed with water cannons
Policemen met the protesters demanding to cancel the results of the parliamentary elections when they approached the CEC building in Tbilisi with jets from water cannons. As a result, at least two people were injured.
Astrakhan activists holding picket and their opponents, November 8, 2020. Photo by Alena Sadovskaya for the Caucasian Knot
11:32, 9 November 2020
Aggressive youth disrupt action in support of freedom of speech in Astrakhan
Four Astrakhan residents have held a series of solo pickets in support of the freedom of speech. A group of young people were outraged by the content of some of the posters, in particular, by the flags of France and the photo of Emmanuel Macron. They insulted the picketers and tore up posters, motivating their attacks by the fact that the French president showed disrespect for Islam.
OMON special vehicle. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-tomskoy-oblasti-provedeno.html
11:16, 9 November 2020
On November 2-8, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were registered
During the week of November 2-8, 2020, no events related to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded; there were no casualties or wounded people. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
View from a balcony of a building damaged as a result of shelling attack on Shushi (Shusha), November 3, 2020. Photo: Vagram Bagdasaryn / Photolure via REUTERS
11:04, 9 November 2020
Analysts clarify value of Shushi in war for Nagorno-Karabakh
The control over the city of Shushi, the capture of which was announced by President of Azerbaijan on November 8, plays a key role in the war for Nagorno-Karabakh due to its proximity to Stepanakert and the ability to manage transport communications, experts have explained.
Screenshot of the page ya_pomoshnik_kra_95 on Instagram
12:04, 8 November 2020
PR experts treat Kadyrov family's spending for promotion on Instagram as moderate
The 2.4 million roubles for promoting six accounts of Ramzan Kadyrov's family members on the Instagram is a relatively low cost, not enough to get into top bloggers, PR experts believe. In general, Kadyrov invests greater money into the image of his children, said Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.
11:57, 8 November 2020
Teenager dies under shelling in Azerbaijan
The Barda District came under missile and artillery fire from the Armenian side; a 16-year-old resident of the village of Yeni Eiridja was killed, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed.
A screen cap of the film "Splinters of Heritage" which was recognized as the best film of the Circassian Film Festival. Screenshot of the video posted at the Circassian Film Festival CFF YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JLZvBS4B7c&list=PLtgTuipQmWAItBcncVojkGFuVQPJEzUm3&index=4
11:50, 8 November 2020
Spectators appreciate interest in people's culture in films of Circassian Film Festival
The short film "Splinters of Heritage" by a repatriate from Syria, Uschab Makhush, was recognized as the best film of the Circassian Film Festival. Asker Sokht, a Circassian activist, saw in this film the idea of "returning to the home hearth". Festival films are able to awaken interest in the Circassians' culture, spectators believe.
00:16, 8 November 2020
Azerbaijan claims shelling in conflict zone
Militaries of Nagorno-Karabakh are shelling in several front directions; and last night, they struck artillery attacks on the positions of Azerbaijani troops and frontline villages, the country's MoD has stated.
Vardenis-Martakert highway. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 7 November 2020
Azeri analysts see problem of humanitarian corridors in conflict zone
The Azerbaijani Army seeks to cut the communications linking Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia; and vehicles moving towards Nagorno-Karabakh can be treated as military targets, experts from Baku have stated.
A house damaged in a shelling attack in Nagorno-Karabakh, November 6, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:36, 7 November 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh reports 206 civilian victims
As a result of shelling of peaceful settlements, the death toll rose to 49; 157 other civilians were wounded, Artak Beglaryan, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh, has stated. Unan Tadevosyan, an employee of the Nagorno-Karabakh's Emergency Service, has added that Stepanakert was shelled from cluster missiles; houses were destroyed there.
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A line at a clinic. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Dagestan authorities have acknowledged the problem of corruption in the republic's Ministry of Health as unresolved.

More than 400 claims have been filed by owners of houses damaged by the flood in Mamedkala.

Bastrykin requested a report on the Garunova case

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.