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Four warships of the Caspian Fleet have shelled Syrian positions of the "Islamic State" (IS) with long-range missiles "Calibre". This was reported by Sergey Shoygu, Russian Minister of Defence, to the Russian President.

The Prosecutor's Office has challenged the commutation of sentence to Evgeny Vitishko. According to the ecologist's advocate, the consideration of the appeal filed by the Prosecutor's Office may take more than two weeks.

In Makhachkala, mosque-goers, who were taken from the mosque in Hungarian Fighters Street to the police station, have been released. In total, law enforcers detained no more than six persons, the spokesman for the mosque reports.

In Maikop, the court has sentenced Murat Shovgenov, a local resident, to one year and 10 months of imprisonment on the charge of planning to take part in terrorist activities in the territory of Syria.

The indictment in the criminal case against a Russian soldier, accused of the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, has been sent to the Prosecutor's Office, which is expected to consider the case within five working days.

The decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow, which issued a warrant for arrest in absentia of Ruslan Mukhudinov, an officer of the battalion "Sever" (North), accused of the organization of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, has been challenged by the defence.

Inna Blenaova, a Muslim woman of Robert Zankishiev, who was killed during the special operation in Nalchik, stated that she was not involved in the activities of members of the armed underground and that she did not support the militants.

Dmitry Korotaev and Grigory Tumanov, reporters of the "Kommersant", have confirmed that they were detained while they were filming a prayer at a mosque in Kotrov Street in Makhachkala. According to them, law enforcers brought the detainees to the Kirov ROVD (District Interior Division).

The Supreme Court of North Ossetia has left in custody policeman Azamat Tsukkiev, a suspect in the criminal case of the death of Vladimir Tskaev.

In Dagestan, about 100 truckers continue all-Russian protest action against the tolls to be paid by trucks for the use of federal highways. According to the protestors, the new tools will bankrupt a lot of drivers, and those carriers who will be able to keep the business will be forced to significantly raise the prices for their services.

The dismissal from office of Sagid Murtazaliev, Chief of the Dagestani Office of the Russian Pension Fund, proves that his support from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has appeared to be ineffective. This was stated by Gadjimurad Sagitov, the editor-in-chief of the "Novoe Delo".

In Chechnya, the pressure on members of the Salafi community is constantly increasing, and that results in radicalization of supporters of radical concept of Islam. The recent arsons of ziyarts in Chechnya could be the answer of the Salafis to the policy of the authorities. This opinion was expressed by human rights defenders, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The draft law prohibiting recognizing as extremist materials the contents of the Bible, the Koran, the Torah and the Kanjur, adopted by the State Duma, will not affect the existing legal practice in the country. This opinion has been expressed by experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

No violations have been revealed in the activities of Judge Turkova. This conclusion has been made by the Qualification Board of Judges of Adygea following the results of the consideration of the complaint filed by ecologist Valery Brinikh.

Truck drivers from Dagestan have blocked roads in the republic and "are ready to move to Moscow." This was reported by Alexander Kotov, Chairman of the truckers' trade union.

The "Caucasian Knot" has confirmed information about at least nine resonant criminal cases, in which defendants hide or used to hide from justice in the territory of Chechnya.

The questioning held among Syrian Circassians, living in the villages of Kabardino-Balkaria, has identified the families in an extremely difficult situation. This was reported by members of the public organization "Ochag" (Hearth). According to them, three families are in need of high-priority help.

In Volgograd, participants of the roundtable have announced that the prevention of extremism among young people and throughout the Internet should be enhanced, and the prevention measures should actively involve family members of schoolchildren and students.

Four young men, suspected of setting fire on a ziyart in Chechnya, are being transported from village to village, where local residents are holding gatherings and voicing public condemnation against them. According to the villagers, the young men have committed an absolutely unacceptable act and put shame on their families.

The court has found Bulat Emiev, a resident of the Shali District of Chechnya, guilty of involvement the combat actions in Syria in the ranks of the "Islamic State" (IS) and sentenced him to 3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.