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Four already demobilized fellow-servicemen of Valery Permyakov have refused to attend the sessions of the court, which considers his case of massacring a family in Gyumri. According to the advocate Lusine Sahakyan, the testimonies of these soldiers, given during the preliminary investigation, were read out at the trial.

Bookmakers estimate the chances of the "Rostov" Football Club (FC) to win the football championship of Russia as 1 to 10 (coefficient 10.0). Today, the "Rostov" FC will get a chance to be in the lead the standing again at the background of its problems with financing and fans’ excitement.

During the pleadings in the case against Igor Stenin, the leader of the nationalist movement "Russians of Astrakhan", prosecutors have asked the court to sentence the defendant to 2 years of imprisonment in a settlement colony, while the defence requested to acquit the defendant. The verdict will be pronounced on May 11.

The "Caucasian Knot" continues filming various realities of the Caucasus in the "slow-action" mode and invites readers to share their ideas.

The Investigating Department for Chechnya of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has cancelled the resolution to put Vera Savchenko on the wanted list in the case of insulting a judge. This was reported by advocate Ilya Novikov.

The chief accountant of the ROVD (District Interior Division) was killed in the yard of his house in the village of Stalskoe.

In Vladikavkaz, a memorial plaque in memory of 14 journalists of North Ossetia, killed during World War II, was opened at the entrance to the House of Press, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Acting Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has called on Magomed Karataev, Chairman of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic, and three other judges to resign voluntarily.

Asker Kerimov, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has been sentenced in Rostov-on-Don to four years in a high-security colony for participation in the activities of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) (banned in Russia).

The well-known non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which had supported the international human rights campaign "Sports for Human Rights", have called for the release of the Azerbaijan journalists and bloggers kept in jail. Their appeal is dated to the World Press Freedom Day marked on May 3.

The SUV Mercedes, parked in Nazran near the house of the Ingush religious leader Ibragim Belkharoev, was destroyed by fire; and the version of an arson is considered, said a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia.

While rehearsing the Victory Day parade, military machines have damaged the pavement in Zhukov Avenue, residents of Volgograd have stated. It could be destructed prior to the machinery march, said the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, adding that an examination is needed.

In Dagestan, a lawyer has been detained, who is suspected of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and funding militants in the amount of 50,000 roubles.

In the apartment of Arthur Geremeev they found a 9-mm calibre pistol, belonging to his brother, Ruslan Geremeev, an officer of the MIA’s battalion "Sever” (North), said a law enforcement source.

The Parliament of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has approved the candidacy of Ruben Melikyan for the post of the republic’s Ombudsperson.

The Government of Armenia has approved the bill "On Recognition of Independence of the Republic of Artsakh by Armenia”, initiated by Zaruhi Postanjyan and Grant Bagratyan, the MPs of the National Assembly. The bill will now go to the Parliament for discussion.

In the coming weeks, Chechnya will open a new bicycle and hiking trails for tourists. Currently, the republic has 16 approved tourist routes.

The South Transport Prosecutor's Office has conducted a general supervisory check at the airport of Rostov-on-Don on the fact of the crash of the “FlyDubai” aircraft. During the check, no violations were found and no grounds for the prosecutor's intervention, said a source from the Office.

The young people’s interest in the art of gold embroidery, which is one of the traditional Adyg crafts, is not going down, say the teachers of this type of needlework. This art is taught at the Maikop State Humanities-Technical College (MSHTC) under the Adygea State University (ASU).

In Nazran, a bomb has exploded under a car, parked near the house of a religious leader Ibragim Belkharoev.