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The law enforcement bodies of Chechnya have disclosed the names of several suspected members of the armed underground who were killed on June 9 in the mountainous Vedeno District. Last weekend four more potential militants were liquidated here, the bodies assert. Local human rights activists are sceptical of the data.

Today, the Stavropol Territory holds mourning actions in memory of the victims of Shamil Basaev's attack on Budyonnovsk in June 1995.

Today in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, an explosion took place in the yard of the multi-storey apartment block No. 28 in Moskovskaya Street. As reported by the local MIA, it was triggered by a local aged 46.

Firstly, President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev paid a visit to the tomb of the first President of Chechnya Ahmad Kadyrov in Tsentoroy village, then held a meeting in Grozny on development issues of the republic with participation of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, Plenipotentiary of the President in the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District) Alexander Khloponin, First Deputy Head of the President's Administration Vladislav Surkov and Director of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) asserts that within the last three days Armenian armed forces made a series of attacks on their Azerbaijani counterparts.

President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has expressed his regret in the context of tragic events in Kirghizia, stating to journalists on June 13 in Gudermes that several districts of this country sees the events, which cannot be understood or explained.

Tsotne, son of the first president of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia, imprisoned in Tbilisi, has passed over from his dry hunger strike to a usual one.

In total, 32 participants of the Saturday's protest action in Baku, organized by the "Musavat" Party and the political block "Union for Democracy", were detained; the cases of six of them were sent to the court. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Arif Gadzhily, head of the central office of the "Musavat".

Several participants of the rally in Kizlyar, which was dispersed by militia on June 9, were traumatized; however, they were refused any official physical examination, as eyewitnesses of the events report.

On June 11, the Mayoralty of Yerevan rejected the application submitted by Karapet Rubinyan, coordinator of the Committee in Defence of Political Prisoners and Persecuted Persons, on holding a sit-in protest action on June 18 in the Freedom Square.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has instructed the banks operational in the country to suspend – starting June 11 – their business cooperation with the money transfer system "Leader", which is continuing its activity in Nagorno-Karabakh.

After expiry of his second presidential term, Mikhail Saakashvili will not apply for the post of the state leader, as he said today in Kutaisi.

Today at night a motor column transporting employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) was shelled in Ingushetia by unidentified persons: two militiamen were injured. It was reported by the spokesman of the Investigatory Department of the ICPO for Ingushetia.

Today in Baku the police did not allow activists of the "Musavat" Party and political block "Union for Democracy" to hold their protest action in Gusein Dzhavid Park in the Yasamal District of the capital of Azerbaijan. This is reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Three suspected militants were killed in the mountains of the Vedeno District of the Chechen Republic. This was reported today to journalists by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, who was during the last three days in the special operation area.

As a result of today's explosion in the city of Kaspiisk in Dagestan, one person was lost also five more wounded, as reported by the spokesman of the republic's MIA.

The 4th International Festival of Folklore and Traditional Culture "Mountaineers" was launched in Makhachkala; its participants will give travel concerts in different districts of Dagestan.

Women of Georgia and South Ossetia are capable to bring their contribution into restoration of trust and peace between Georgians and Ossetians. This is the leitmotif of the two-day meeting of female-activists from Georgia and South Ossetia, which is taking place on June 11 and 12 in Baku.

After a meeting with officials of the Krasnodar Territory, five residents of the Imereti Lowland of Sochi stopped their hunger strike.

At the court session on June 8 on the case about drug contraband and use by Usman Garisov, a resident of Dagestan, who is kept, since February 10, at the investigatory insulator in Azerbaijan, policemen gave contradictory evidences. This was stated by Umar Garisov, Usman's brother, a resident of Karanaiaul village of the Kayakent District of Dagestan; he believes that the consideration of the case was deliberately protracted and is preparing a protest action.