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In the period of May 17-23, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for about 250 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh announces.

The Ministry of Natural Resources for the Krasnodar Territory has set forth for auction the land of the state natural reserve "Lotus" and the protected Akhtar-Grivenskaya system of estuaries as a hunting ground. This was stated by the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" ("EcoWatch").

In Grozny, the police detained several young men with beards. According to eyewitnesses, law enforcers carried out raids at the markets of the Chechen capital.

In the southern part of Taman, an area, where a bomb of World War II has been discovered, is cordoned off for clearance.

In Chechnya, law enforcers have detained a resident of the town of Urus-Martan on suspicion of aiding and abetting members of the armed underground.

In Chechnya, the police detained a resident of the Nadterechny District on suspicion of aiding and abetting members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the detainee used to buy clothes and medicines for members of the armed underground.

Family members of Magomed Aushev, who is suspected of opening fire at the wedding party in Ingushetia, have been visited by the armed men. According to Magomed Aushev's mother, they demanded to persuade her son to retract his complaints about torture.

The scandalous marriage in Chechnya has revealed the problem that women of Chechnya misunderstand their rights and guarantees. This opinion has been expressed by lawyers and human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Meanwhile, the Russian State Duma has refused to discuss the initiative to impose responsibility for polygamy.

Biker Vitaly Grishin died in Moscow being hit by a car with Chechen state license plates. Local bikers have organized a moto rally to draw attention to the road traffic accident and appealed to Anatoly Yakunin, the chief of the Moscow Police, with a request to take the investigation under his personal control.

Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan have signed the final text of the resolution of the Eastern Partnership summit held in Riga. The talks were longer than planned because of the position of the Azerbaijani side concerning Nagorno-Karabakh.

In Dagestan, the investigating authorities have brought to the Rostov District Military Court the case against a resident of the Untsukul District, accused of involvement in the combat actions as an ISIL member. The man was detained at the Moscow airport when he was returning from Syria through Turkey.

In Makhachkala, law enforcers carried out a search in an apartment building and took three women away with them. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a local woman.

Relatives of Magomeddjavad Khizriev, a 47-year-old resident of Derbent, report on his possible kidnapping. They have filed a complaint to the police about his disappearance.

Ruslan Mukhudinov, a native of Chechnya, has been for long time involved in the materials of the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder; however, he is not the organizer of the politician's murder. This was stated by Vadim Prokhorov, an advocate of the victims in the case.

Gusein Abdulkadyrov, a resident of the village of Shaitli of the Tsuntin District, has been sentenced to 2 years and 4 months of imprisonment on charges of aiding and abetting members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).

In Dagestan, in the Kurakh and Suleiman-Stalsky Districts, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO), introduced on May 17 after the murder of the forester, has been cancelled.

The case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov involves a new suspect Ruslan Mukhudinov, a resident of Chechnya. Investigators believe he could be the one who promised to pay the defendants 25 million roubles for the murder of the politician, the media report today.

Tonight, the "Protoporos" ferry has broken down when it was on route on the Kerch Strait ferry line. About 200 cars and 300 people were on board. Passengers claimed that they were not provided with the convenient conditions for the time of repair of the ferry and were not informed about the time needed to eliminate the failure.

Karachay-Cherkessia held mourning ceremonies to mark the Day of memory of victims of the Caucasian War. Circassians feel discrimination in the implementation of their constitutional rights, and for the recognition of the genocide, they need the support of public organizations. This was stated by participants of the rally held in Cherkessk, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The city of Nalchik has hosted a ceremony of laying flowers at the monument "Tree of Life" and a mourning march along city streets on the Adygs' Memory Day. The events were attended by a delegation of Turkish Adygs (Circassians).