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Dmitry Pavluchenkov, ex-Chief of Operative-search department of Chief Directorate of Interior Affairs of Moscow, who entered into collaboration with the investigation evidenced that Ahmed Zakaev and Boris Berezovsky could have been paymasters of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of "Novaya Gazeta", "Commersant" newspaper reports today. Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) neither confirmed nor disproved this information.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria announced the verdict for the two persons involved in the attack on the Baksan hydroelectric power plant (HPP). A 28-year-old Murat Shogenov and a 25-year-old Timur Shebzukhov were sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment to be served in a high security colony and to restriction of freedom for a term of 1 year.

Court arrested the governess of the family group in the Volgograd Region, suspected of beating a 6-year-old pupil. This was reported today by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Today, the Moscow City Court extended till June 4 the period of arrest for Akhmed Evloev, the defendant in the case of the terror act in the capital's "Domodedovo" Airport. This was reported by the press service of the Court.

The City Council of Milan decided to immortalize the memory of Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist from the "Novaya Gazeta". It was decided to name one of the streets after her.

On February 24, in the Krasnodar Territory, unidentified persons inflicted bodily injuries to Igor Golubenkov, a co-chair of the public organization "Save Taman" and assistant of the Deputy of the Temryuk Settlement Council. According to the victim, the attack was customized.

Protest hunger strike in Lermontov, Stavropol Territory; attempt on President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab; mass brawl with fatal outcome in the Astrakhan Region; events related to the 68th anniversary of Stalin's deportation of Chechens and Ingushes; statement of Armenian performers about possible boycott of "Eurovision-2012" in Baku, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of February 20-26, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has confirmed that jointly with Russian special services they had disrupted plans of terrorists to prepare an attempt on Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, at the trial on the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, the defendant Azamat Akhkubekov, accused of attacking the road-and-post point "Khasanya", said that he had slandered Rasul Kudaev and Rasul Nogerov under torture and pressure from law enforcers.

At least two persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the period from February 20 to February 26: one person was killed and one wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on their own materials and information from other public sources.

A six-year-old child was hospitalized unconscious into the intensive care unit of the Kotovo District of the Volgograd Region. The woman-educator of the family group is suspected for committing the crime, who, according to investigators, beat the child for his taking candies without a permit.

The health condition of Tengiz Pandariya, an employee of the personal security service of the President of Abkhazia, who was seriously wounded in his head at the attempt on President Alexander Ankvab, remains stable grave.

Spontaneous rallies in connection with the terror act against Abkhazian President Alexander Ankvab were held in the cities of Sukhumi, Gudauta, Tkuarchal, and Ochamchira. Protesters expressed their indignation about the fact that none of the six attempts on Alexander Ankvab had been solved.

As a result of an attempt at President of Abkhazia Alexander Anqauab his bodyguard perished and three officers of the President’s personal security service got wounded. The state of one of them is extremely grave, the physicians are striving for his life.