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On May 12, 1997, twenty years ago, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Aslan Maskhadov, President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, signed the "Treaty on Peace and Principles of Relations" between Russia and Chechnya, which consolidated the results of the First Chechen War.

Magomed Bekbuzarov, one of the militants killed this night in Ingushetia, was put on the wanted list for the involvement in the April attack on a police patrol car in Malgobek, the law enforcement agencies report.

In Moscow, after drawing up the protocols on violation of the rules of holding a public action, staff members of the "Tverskoy" OVD (Interior Division) released five activists who tried to pass to the General Prosecutor's Office signed demands to investigate the cases of harassment of gays in Chechnya.

In Malgobek, a checkpoint of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) was attacked. Two attackers were killed, and a policeman was wounded, a source reports.

The threat of full-scale military actions in the Karabakh conflict zone in 2017 remains an urgent problem, since the parties do not want to reach compromise. This was reported by Daniel Coats, Director of US National Intelligence, in his report to the Congress.

A four-year-old boy, whose adoptive parents were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping another child, died after getting burns to his feet. This was told to investigators by the adoptive mother of the boy. According to her testimony, she buried the child's body secretly from her family members on the outskirts of the farmyard of Yarsky of the Chernyshkovsky District.

According to the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB), on May 11, its agents detained in Moscow Mukhamadyusup Ermatov, a native of Central Asia. According to investigators, he was involved in illegal circulation of explosives and had to do with Akbarjon Jalilov.

Today, Ilya Dyakonov, coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Astrakhan, has filed a lawsuit to the city court demanding to find illegitimate Astrakhan Mayoralty's inaction at considering notification about the action.

A grenade explosion has occurred near the cafe "Golden Turkish Coffee Pot" in Gamidov Avenue. An unidentified man threw a grenade and disappeared. All the police squads are engaged in search for him.

The Supreme Court of Adygea has rescheduled for May 17 the consideration of two complaints filed by the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) against the Maikop City Court's resolution, which fined the organization 300,000 roubles, and Andrei Rudomakha 100,000 roubles. This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the "EcoWatch".

Today, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have criticized the US administration for its support of the territorial integrity of Georgia.

Yuri Luzhkov, the former Moscow Mayor, will be included in the "black list" and will not be able to enter Georgia anymore. This has been announced by Shalva Khutsishvili, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

At the next session, MPs of the Dagestani Parliament are planning to come up with a legislative initiative to the State Duma to abolish the "Platon" system and the transport tax. This was reported by representatives of the Dagestani authorities at a meeting with truck drivers held on May 10.

In Moscow, five activists, including Marina Dedales, Alexandra Alekseeva, Nikita Safronov, Valentina Dekhtyarenko, and Italian citizen Yuri Guaiana, have been arrested near the metro station "Mayakovskaya" on suspicion of holding an unsanctioned public action, the "OVD-Info" reports.

Today, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijani has reported that a car with Armenian journalists in the Karabakh conflict zone was shelled by return fire and that the car itself did not bear any distinctive signs indicating the media.

In Saint Petersburg, Philip Budeikin, a social network user registered under nickname "Philip Lis", accused of bringing teenagers to suicide, including a minor girl from Astrakhan, has been taken in custody. The court has pronounced the decision to arrest Philip Budeikin until August 20.

In the evening of May 10, in the Karabakh conflict zone, the film crew of the Armenian "Shant" TV Channel was shelled from the Azerbaijani side. As a result of the shooting, a cameraman was wounded, the Armenian "Shant" TV Channel reports.

On May 10, in Grozny, the mobile exhibition "The Wall of Sorrow" was opened, dedicated to the memorial to victims of the political repressions. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Human Rights Council under the Russian President. At the meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, Mikhail Fedotov has raised the issue of harassment of

Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has announced that the London authorities are looking for opportunities to provide support to the LGBT community in Chechnya, "The Independent" reports.

Natig Shakhbazov, a resident of the Bakuvillage of Nardaran, was detained on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms. He is the fourth member of his family, brought to criminal liability after a special operation conducted in Nardaran in November 2015, said his advocate Fariz Namazly.