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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.

According to investigators, a resident of Baksan was engaged in watching the movements of law enforcers by order of militant Ruslan Goplachev. The criminal case of suspected accomplice of militants was sent to the court.

The military exercises carried out by Azerbaijan with the use of modern Russian-made howitzers prove the possibility of new escalation of the Karabakh conflict. This opinion was expressed by Azerbaijani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The "Russian Justice Initiative" has sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) a complaint of Anzor Mashukov, who had been sentenced in the criminal case of the attack on Nalchik. According to the human rights defenders, the article of the Convention on Human Rights concerning respect for private and family life was violated with regard to Anzor Mashukov.

Fridun Shakhpazov, who is building two schools in Dagestan at his own expense, intends to leave his business in the republic because of the constant inspections of the supervising bodies.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the evening of May 3, a shootout occurred in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan. Three persons were killed, including Umar Sabuev, the leader of a local armed grouping.

In Grozny, the court, engaged in consideration in the criminal case against Ukrainian citizens Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk, has postponed the pleadings to May 5, since their advocates did not come to the trial.

On May 3, Adlan Varaev, a well-known athlete, Vice-President of the Russian Wrestling Federation, disappeared in the high-mountainous Itum-Kali District of Chechnya. His car was found near a cliff. The search for Adlan Varaev involves law enforcers, rescue workers and volunteers from the local community.

One of the three men killed in the Kizilyurt District was identified as Umar Sabuev, the leader of a local armed grouping. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

In case if Yerevan recognizes the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia will lose its mandate to conduct negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. This was stated by Khikmet Gadjiev, the chief of the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

Mardiros Demerchyan, a builder engaged in construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi, and his advocates started to examine the case of false denunciation against policemen. The defenders believe that the case includes the examination, which has no relation to the charge of false denunciation.