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The Supreme Court of Chechnya has found a local citizen guilty of involvement in the murder of a "Natsgvardia" serviceman and an armed attack in which two militaries were killed. This is reported on the website of the Chechen Prosecutor's Office.

The Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko is alive, his murder was staged in order to detain the organizers of the attempt, the Security Service of Ukraine (known as SBU) has reported.

Today, Elmin Khamza, a Member of the "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) Party was arrested for 25 days for disobeying policemen. Two of his party colleagues were detained on the same charge.

Parents and brother of Albert Khamkhoev, a resident of Ingushetia, said that law enforcers had beaten him up at detention and planted a pistol on him.

On May 29, one year after kidnapping of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, an action was held in Tbilisi in his support. Authorities are unable to hold a full-fledged inquiry, political analysts believe.

The Syria's recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia violates the international law, the foreign policy service of the European Union (EU) has stated. The US State Department has supported the territorial integrity of Georgia.

The military police unit from Chechnya has returned home from Syria, where it ensured security for the civilian population for several months.

The decision of the Muftiate on renunciation of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the Ingush leader, from the Muslim community is not unique; such decisions had been taken as a sort of public reprimand. However, this measure is inefficient, the local residents who are interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Arkady Babchenko, a Russian journalist and veteran of two Chechen Wars, was shot dead in Kiev.

The Prosecutor's Office and the judicial system should be cleared of those persons who carried out an order of the previous Armenian authorities to persecute the opposition. This was stated by participants of a rally in support of defendants from the number of the detachment "Sasna Tsrer" activists.

Near a pioneer camp in a suburb of Makhachkala, law enforcers have found a hideout with a grenade and cartridges that belonged to some murdered militant, the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) has reported.

Magomedamin Vagabov, a resident of the Gubden village, was arrested on a fabricated charge and defamed himself under torture, stated his father Khabib Vagabov. The man explained the persecution of his son by a conflict with a local law enforcer and blood ties with two members of the armed underground.

The Georgian authorities have condemned the Syrian authorities for recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Syria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia have announced the mutual recognition and establishment of diplomatic relations, the Ministries of Foreign Affaires (MFAs) of these countries have stated.

A harvester engaged in agricultural work in the field was damaged during shelling. There are no human victims, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

According to investigators, Captain Amayak Akopyan, found dead, had committed suicide. This was reported by David Tonoyan, the chief for the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

In Armenia, celebrations in honour of the 100th anniversary for the proclamation of the First Republic were held at the Sardarapat memorial complex, where the decisive battle for independence took place. The authorities of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh congratulated the people on the centennial of the First Republic.

At the moment, more than 50,000 people have signed the petition "Let's free rights defender Oyub Titiev!" addressed to Russian president.

Within the past 24 hours, militaries of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone for 93 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

During the week of May 21-27, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.