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The court has sentenced the ex-husband of Gulli Kazanbieva to 13 months in colony, finding him guilty of causing intentional harm to one's health, a threat of murder and illegal entry into one's housing. Kazanbieva is pleased with the verdict; and her lawyer sees no reason to appeal against it, taking into account the practice in Dagestan, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has informed

Flora Ziyadova died when a shell hit her house. This is the 91st civilian death in Azerbaijan since the start of the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has counted.

The leadership of Chechnya has placed an order, on the website of state purchases, for the manufacture from gold and precious stones of orders and medals named after Akhmat Kadyrov worth 10.2 million roubles. This is at least the third tender for such awards since December 2019.

Since the escalation of the Karabakh conflict, 90 civilians from Azerbaijani cities, towns and villages have been killed in shelling attacks, and 392 others have been wounded, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports. The Azerbaijani government requested the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to indicate to Armenia to stop shell and missile attacks and withdraw armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh.

Russian TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak received threats of violence after she noted that the leader of Chechnya was using medieval concepts in his dispute with Emmanuel Macron about freedom of speech.

The bodies of the killed military personnel have been transported through the humanitarian corridor in the direction of Gazakh-Tovuz, and two residents of Armenia have also been sent through Georgia, an assistant to the President of Azerbaijan reports today. Armenia has also announced its willingness to give out the bodies of the killed Azerbaijani soldiers.

In Tskhinvali, the Russian military personnel have set up a mobile hospital for patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports. While explaining the need for a mobile hospital, the chief resuscitator of South Ossetia has noted that the republic's hospitals were facing shortage of beds because of the rapid increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus.

The Azerbaijani troops used "Smerch" heavy multiple missile launchers to shell the city of Martakert, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported. The number of the Defence Army soldiers killed during the hostilities has reached 1025.

Azerbaijani militaries have shelled an outskirt of Stepanakert; two persons were wounded. The city of Shushi and surrounding villages were also shelled, the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities have stated.

Last night, positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled from missile launchers and artillery pieces, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reported the death of a volunteer as a result of a strike on the territory of Azerbaijan.

Journalists have linked the conflict and shootout in the village of Achkhoi-Martan with the abuse of alcohol by Chechen law enforcers. However, Chechen authorities, despite their practice of publicly scolding alcohol consumers, have ignored the incident.

The participant in the action in support of Nagorno-Karabakh, who was hit by a hammer in France, is in grave condition.

The number of casualties of the shelling of the city of Barda has reached 21 people, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated.

The Urus-Martan ROVD (District Interior Division) has spread a video recording of a prophylactic talk with the detainees and their repentances for drug use and drunk driving. A similar prophylactic talk was held in Gudermes.

In response to criticism from Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov, Ramzan Kadyrov confirmed his attitude towards the French president, whom he had earlier compared to a terrorist. The leader of Chechnya says that he is ready to suffer for his position or leave his post.

The President of Nagorno-Karabakh awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh to Djalal Arutyunyan, who was dismissed from the post of the Defence Minister after he had been wounded. The Nagorno-Karabakh authorities denied the information about the Djalal Arutyunyan's death and reported that he was recovering.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh has made public photographs of a partially destroyed building of a maternity hospital in Stepanakert. Azerbaijan has denied any involvement in shelling attacks.

20 civilians were killed and up to 60 others were injured when the city of Barda was being shelled with cluster bombs from a "Smerch" heavy multiple missile launcher, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported.

One person was killed and two others were injured during a shelling attack on the city of Shushi with a "Smerch" heavy multiple missile launcher, the Nagorno-Karabakh Service for Emergencies reported.

Today, in France, several people have attacked a column of protesters calling on the French authorities to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. One of the activists got a head injury.