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Russia has lost a case at the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on the claim of Zina Pukhigova, a resident of Chechnya, and should pay 39,757 euros for disappearance and death of her husband Salman Abdulazizov in February 2001.

In Grozny, as reported by Ruslan Alkhanov, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic, a militant was killed, who had prepared terror acts against the Republic's leadership, including President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. Also, a woman-militant was wounded and detained; a militiaman was wounded in a special operation.

Human rights defenders have doubts as to appearance of Maskhud Abdullaev, son of Chechen field commander Supyan Abdullaev, who was deported from Egypt, on air of one of TV Channels of Chechnya.

Maskhud Abdullaev, son of Supyan Abdullaev, a close associate of leader of militants Doku Umarov, a student of the Al-Akhsar University, who was deported from Egypt, is nowadays in Chechnya.

Two Russian militiamen and an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya were wounded on June 28 in the evening in Gudermes, the second largest city of Chechnya, in a land mine explosion.

The Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation does not find the fact that ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion Sulim Yamadaev had threatened President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov to be proved. Isa Yamadaev has stated that his brother did not make any calls to Chechnya from the United Arab Emirates and did not announce his blood feud to Kadyrov and Deputy of the State Duma Adam Delimkhanov.

Zarema Muzhikhoeva, a woman from Chechnya, sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for an attempt to commit a terror act in Moscow in 2003, has addressed President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev with a petition for pardon. According to her version, she was forced to become a shahid by her material difficulties.

Chechen human rights activists believe that Maskhud, son of Supyan Abdullaev, closest associate of Doku Umarov and his probable successor as Amir of Caucasian separatists, who disappeared under unclear circumstances on June 19 in Domodedovo Moscow Airport, could be kidnapped by FSB agents or Ramzan Kadyrov's people.

On June 22, five residents of the Chechen Republic accused of kidnapping people for ransom and of other grave crimes were sentenced by the Republic's Supreme Court to long terms of imprisonment.

President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has unexpectedly arrived to Ingushetia, where he met Rashid Gaisanov, temporary head of the republic, as reported by a source in the government of Ingushetia. Mr Kadyrov has offered remuneration to residents of Ingushetia for information about any prepared terror acts and militants' whereabouts.

The Memorandum on Human Rights, addressed by the Amnesty International (AI) to President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev, expresses concern because of closing and forced eviction of people from Temporary Accommodation Centres (TACs) in Chechnya.

Neither human rights activists nor relatives are still unaware of the location of student Maskhud Abdullaev, son of Supyan Abdullaev, leader of Chechen armed underground movement, who was deported from Egypt to Russia. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Tatiana Kasatkina, executive director of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".