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Today, a local resident Rustam Azhigov was shot dead by fire from a car in the village of Plievo, Nazran District of Ingushetia. The killers managed to escape.

The administration of the city of Karabulak has demanded from the refugees living in the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) named "Promzhilbaza" to move out until mid-August, said Isiyat Dzaurova, one of the refugees. The Mayor of Karabulak Muslim Yandiev has confirmed the information that the refugees were given time to find some other housing. However, the "Promzhilbaza" residents claim that they cannot rent housing for the money allocated to them by the authorities.

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has found Orkhan Zeinalov, a native of Azerbaijan, guilty of the murder of Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of the Moscow District of Biryulyovo. The defendant was sentenced to 17 years of a high-security penal colony. The defence of Orkhan Zeinalov has announced its intention to appeal against the sentence.

Poor residents of Vladikavkaz have received about 400 foodstuff bags in connection with the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of North Ossetia has reported today.

During the week of July 21-27, 2014, at least 6 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 5 persons were killed, and 1 person was wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Shuffling in government of Georgia that required approval of the parliament; withdrawal of license from Makhachkala "New Commercial Bank"; registration of first candidate for Governor of Astrakhan Region; burial of two militants' bodies in Nalchik; election of a new head of Volgograd; conviction of Igor Bestuzhy, former Stavropol City Manager, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 21-27, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Levon Airapetyan, one of the richest members of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia, who is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Moscow because of his involvement in the "Bashneft" case, faces sharp deterioration of his health condition. This was reported by a businessman's friend. The Levon Airapetyan's doctor believes the pre-trial restriction measure to his patient is to be changed.

The number of refugees from Ukraine, who stay in the Rostov Region since the conflict began, has exceeded 40,000 people. This was reported by the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for the Rostov Region.

Chechnya will hold the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram) under enhanced security measures. This was reported by an official from the Chechen police. Local residents report on the enhancement of control measures by law enforcers.

A female resident of the Vedeno District of Chechnya is to appear before the court on charges of financing members of the illegal armed formations (IAFs) that were parts of the Gakaev brothers' grouping. Earlier, investigators have already instituted and stopped criminal proceedings against the woman. However, the investigation was reopened at the request of the Prosecutor's Office.

A rally was held in the Georgian village of Anaklia. Participants of the rally spoke in support of the "KaZantip" Festival. They have stated that the event will contribute to the region's development and well-being of every family. The rally took place simultaneously with the Tbilisi rally, participants of which demanded to cancel the festival.

In the evening of July 26, more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers crossed the Rostov section of the Russian-Ukrainian border, and two of them sought refuge and declared their intention to apply for the Russian citizenship. This was reported by the Spokesperson of the FSB Department.

In Tbilisi, about 200 people participated today in a protest action held in front of government office, demanding from the authorities to prohibit the "KaZantip" Festival in Georgia. The protesters gathered signatures to the petition and plan to hand it over on July 28 to the government office.

Faraj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, arrested for illegal possession and sale of drugs, has declared his innocence, report the human rights activists from the Committee against Torture, who visited Kerimli. His advocate Nemat Kerimli believes that his client may be exposed to pressure at the isolation facility.

On July 26, the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov compiled his own sanction list, consisting of five officials from the USA and EU, who are denied entry into the republic. Kadyrov has accused leaders of the United States and the European Union "of state terrorism directed against countries and peoples."

Arsen Radjabov, the advocate of Isa Abdulkadyrov, detained in Dagestan on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that his client was taken by policemen to some unknown place, and he cannot find him.

The Volgograd Regional Department of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FNS) has registered about 5,500 citizens of Ukraine, but as on July 25 only 287 of them had applied for temporary shelter, Kirill Adzinov, the head of the FMS Department, said during a press conference on July 25.

Foodstuffs in Chechen marketplaces have become much more expensive on the eve of the completion of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, as local residents told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Entrepreneurs say that prices were lifted by wholesalers; and retailers are forced to sell food products more expensive, in order not to remain at a loss.

Farid Mamedov, a minor resident of the village of Alibeili, Tovuz District of Azerbaijan, was wounded by gunfire from the positions of Armenian troops and hospitalized to the hospital in Baku, its doctors have reported today. Doctors have assessed the overall health condition of the teenager as satisfactory.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia has approved the membership of the election commissions that will work outside the republic during the presidential election on August 24. The commissions will service the Abkhazians living in Russia and Turkey.