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Despite the accumulation of power agents and military vehicles in the Gunib District, where a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) was introduced, no shooting is heard, local residents report. They believe that the actions of the power agents are connected with the murder of an engineer of the "Sogratl" agricultural company.

The original appeal compiled by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, with his original signature, has been received by the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court. Further, the appeal is to be sent to the Sakhalin Regional Court.

In Abkhazia, at the trial in the case of the murder of Russian businessman Sergey Klemantovich and his assistant Oksana Skarednova, the court interrogated one of the defendants, who claimed he had been subjected to torture after his detention.

The Investigating Committee of Armenia has appointed forensic psychological and forensic psychiatric examinations of Valery Permyakov accused of killing the Avetisyan family in Gyumri.

In the social network "VKontakte", Sergey Titarenko, an activist from Krasnodar, reposted a text about Russian President Vladimir Putin under the caption "No dictator - no problem." The Russian FSB Department for the Krasnodar Territory accused him of extremism, Sergey Titarenko reports.

The programme for celebration of the Derbent anniversary includes eight major events that the organizers plan to hold on September 19. To visit the main anniversary show, which engages show directors from Moscow, residents and guests of Derbent will have to get invitations.

The Dorogomilovsky District Court of Moscow has found Deni Mirzoev, a resident of Grozny, guilty of committing a road traffic accident in the centre of Moscow, which killed a biker. The Court has partially granted the civil lawsuits against the defendant.

Today, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar has questioned six witnesses in the case against Darya Polyudova, including FSB investigator Georgy Kotenko, who investigated the activist's case accused of public calling for separatism and extremism.

Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, citizens of Ukraine, accused of involvement in the combat actions in the territory of Chechnya, face trial. Advocates expect to prove their innocence to the jury.

Today, members of the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) have held a picket In Lenin Square in Volgograd to protest against the results of September 13 elections. They claimed that violations were committed during the election campaign and demanded to recount votes.

The Donetsk City Court of the Rostov Region has granted the motion filed by the Prosecutor's Office and left Nadezhda Savchenko in custody for six months. This was reported by her advocate Mark Feigin.

The "Party of Veterans of Russia", which has won in Buynaksk at the elections to the City Assembly, is not affiliated with power bodies. This was reported by Dagestani journalists Magomed Magomedov and Milrad Fatulaev. Meanwhile, according to the journalists, the election results were contributed by the support granted to the "Party of Veterans of Russia" by influential figures from the region.

The policeman, who arrived to check a report on explosion in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, was attacked and stabbed.

Three persons were killed in an armed attack in the Derbent District of Dagestan. According to a source from the law enforcement bodies, investigators believe the killing was motivated by a militants' revenge upon the hostess of the house engaged in fortune-telling.

Today, the legal regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced, and law enforcers are searching for militants in the Gunib District.

The elections in Astrakhan have shown a record low voter turnout; and they are declared as valid. This was reported by the Regional Election Commission. The experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" associate the low voter turnout with the low significance of the elections and the low level of trust in the institution of elections in Astrakhan.

The intention to challenge the outcomes of the election of the governor of the Rostov Region was expressed by CPRF leader Gennady Zyuganov during the media forum "Regions of Russia". Communists have the largest claims to precinct No. 1823 of Rostov-on-Don.

On September 13, at the polling station in the village of Veshenskaya, Sholokhov District of the Rostov Region, police detained an observer from the CPRF, who, as it turned out, was on the federal wanted list. The man was convoyed transported to the Ulyanovsk Region.

Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) gathered near the building of the Volgograd Regional Election Committee (REC) to protest against the election outcomes and stated alleged violations during the election campaign. The REC stated 14 complaints received on the voting day.

Gadim Soltan, a member of the "Musavat" Party, was forcibly taken away from a village in Gobustan District of Azerbaijan during the collection of signatures in favour of a candidate for the parliament. The opposition activist treats the incident as kidnapping; his party colleagues say about pressure.