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During the week of April 16-22, 2018, at least 11 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, ten were killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

On April 22, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) published the information about the movement of military vehicles of the Azerbaijani troops on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone.

During the rally held in the Republic Square in Yerevan, opponents of Serzh Sargsyan have announced the continuation of disobedience actions, demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister of Armenia and release of Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of protests, and all the detainees. Participants of the rally have stated that on April 23 students will start a strike.

The 26 demonstrators detained today in Armenia have become figurants of criminal cases; three more have been arrested, investigators have reported.

Investigators have told that three people were killed in a shootout in Derbent while checking documents, six more – in a blocked house after refusing to lay down their arms.

After his meeting with Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian Prime Minister, which ended in mutual accusations, Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition leader, and other activists were detained in Yerevan.

After a five-minute meeting, Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian Prime Minister, accused Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition leader, of blackmail and made him responsible for the consequences of his ultimatum on Sargsyan's resignation. In response, Nikol Pashinyan has called on his supporters to intensify protests.

Law enforcers have surrounded the village of Matseevka in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, and inspected the households in search of cars. Their actions have aroused indignation among villagers.

Serzh Sargsyan, the current Armenian Prime Minister has agreed to meet Nikol Pashinyan; however, the latter intends to talk only about the former's resignation.

The special troop fighter, wounded in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) held in the city of Derbent, was taken to hospital by a helicopter, a source has stated.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported about intense fire from the Azerbaijani side and movement of Azerbaijani military vehicles on the contact line.

Two residents of Abkhazia will be brought to trial on the charge of a resonant attack on a group of tourists, as a result of which a Russian citizen was killed in the summer of 2017.

Armen Sargsyan, the incumbent President of Armenia, came to the Republic Square in Yerevan to talk to Nikol Pashinyan, the protest leader.

In the Naur District of Chechnya, 63 regular defaulters were disconnected from power supply. During the raids, other 936 customers paid their debts, the "Chechenenergo" reports.

In Armenia, a "velvet revolution" will succeed only in the case of peaceful protests. This was stated by activists from the "Counterstrike" art group, as well as organizers of the protest against the rise in electricity tariffs and the ban on right-hand drive vehicles that were held in the country in the past.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for South Ossetia reported the detention of four men suspected of attacking a soldier from the Russian military base.

In Damascus, Syrian citizen Ihab Balan, a freelance correspondent of the Chechen State TV and Radio Company (GTRK) "Grozny", was killed by an "intentional shot," reported Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

Residents of Yerevan did not limit themselves to demonstrating solidarity with the activists protesting against the election the former president the Prime Minister of Armenia. Some of them openly joined the protesters.

Law enforcers have killed four alleged militants during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) held the city of Derbent; some people were detained, a source has reported.

A resident of Chechnya, suspected of persuading an Ingush woman to go to Syria to take part in hostilities, has been placed behind bars.