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The commander of the unit of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard), where on October 23 an officer shot dead four of his colleagues, was dismissed and is giving testimonies within the service check.

The situation with people's disappearances in Chechnya is similar to the one observed during the second Chechen campaign, and kidnappings committed by law enforcers have turned into a system, rights defenders assert. According to the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", since the start of this year, relatives of at least 43 people have reported their kidnappings.

In Chechnya, law enforcers detained a commander of a unit from the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardia), in which an officer shot and killed four of his colleagues on October 23. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement agencies.

On October 25, the village of Pachu in the high-mountainous Nozhai-Yurt District held a solemn ceremony to open the children's health camp "Mountain Benoy", designed for 500 seats. The construction of the camp was started in mid-September, an official from the Chechen Ministry of Labour told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has pronounced the decisions to take into custody Zagidat Abakarova, a 34-year-old mother of many children, and 25-year-old Muslimat Kurbanova after their voluntary return from the war zone in Syria. The Court's decisions have been pronounced despite the fact that each of the women has an infant. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the women's relatives.

In the Shelkovskaya Cossack village, the tragedy was caused by the emotional reaction of a fighter whose wife was evicted from the military unit. This has been reported today by Victor Zolotov, the head of the National Guard of Russia.

In early September, Petimat Mamaeva, a resident of Grozny, was taken by law enforcers to some unknown destination. For a month and a half, relatives of the woman knew nothing about her whereabouts. Petimat Mamaeva returned home after the story of her disappearance got resonance in social networks.

In Chechnya, students got increased scholarships for attending all football matches. However, most of the students came to the stadium only for fear of not passing an academic session. This has been reported by a former student from Chechnya.

Rights defenders have supported the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to release from criminal liability seven women who were brought from Syria to Chechnya.

The Cinema Centre "Premier" of the city of Yeisk, Krasnodar Territory, will not screen "Matilda", its director has stated. Chechnya has also refused to screen the resonant movie.

In Chechnya, a "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) soldier opened fire in the barracks and wounded four of his colleagues, who died from the wounds. The shooter was liquidated (killed), the "Rosgvardia" has reported.

Tatiana Felgengauer, a presenter of the "Echo Moskvy" Radio, who has been hospitalized with a wound in the neck, has become another victim of an attack on journalists in Russia. Felgengauer has been often broadcasting on sensitive topics related to Northern Caucasus. In particular, she discussed the links of Nemtsov's murder with Chechnya and the Kremlin's patronage of Ramzan Kadyrov.

Today, people mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy when the Dubrovka Theatre Centre was captured by militants. Despite the requests voiced by the victims, a lot of details surrounding the circumstances of the tragedy have not yet been made public.

During the week from October 16 to October 22, 2017, four persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; one of them was killed and three 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.