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Azerbaijan has demanded an immediate removal of Armenian militaries from Nagorno-Karabakh and threatened "even more destructive countermeasures" in case of provocations on the contact line separating the troops. The Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has demanded the reaction of the world community to Baku's actions.

Forcing to convert to Islam or deciding to convert to Islam for money would be the height of cynicism, the Caucasian scholars interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out, not ruling out the fact that volunteers themselves have decided to convert to Islam in Chechnya before departing to Ukraine. In their opinion, such volunteers' initiative has stressed the Chechnya's special role in training fighters for the special military operation.

Today, after the aggravation of the situation on the line of contact with Azerbaijan, the President of Nagorno-Karabakh has signed a decree on partial mobilization.

The socio-economic development of Chechnya, which receives multibillion-rouble subsidies, does not look like a serios reason for awarding Ramzan Kadyrov with an order, political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin points out. With that award, the Kremlin encouraged Ramzan Kadyrov for supporting the special military operation in Ukraine, suggests Ruslan Kutaev, a Caucasian expert.

The Azerbaijani army used unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) on the line of contact, and as a result, a military man of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army was killed, and there were also wounded militaries, included one in severe condition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

A representative of the Chechen authorities in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra has assured that there are no plans to send Arthur Ilyaskhanov, a native of Dagestan, to Chechnya for the insulting statements voiced by him on behalf of Chechens.

During a protest action in Yerevan, activists stated that the government chaired by Nikol Pashinyan was lobbying the interests of Turkey and Azerbaijan.

As a result of intense shooting in the direction of the Lachin District, an Azerbaijani soldier was killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

Azerbaijan has demanded from Nagorno-Karabakh authorities to organize traffic along the new route bypassing the Lachin Corridor, the president of the unrecognized republic has stated.

The restriction regime on sending and receiving flights by the airports of Anapa, Gelendjik, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don and Elista has been extended until August 11, the "Rosaviatsiya" (Russian Federal Air Transport Agency) has informed.

In the period from November 10, 2020, to August 2, 2022, in Azerbaijan, seven military servicemen and 32 civilians perished as a result of mine explosions in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azeri General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed.

A complaint has been lodged to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about Azerbaijan's actions in the villages of Parukh and Khramort in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenia's official at the ECtHR and the International Court of Justice has stated.

In responsibility zone of Russian peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh, three violations of the ceasefire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been recorded; as a result of which a Karabakh soldier was wounded, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Georgian authorities should introduce a visa regime for citizens of Russia and Belarus, while the term of a tourist visa should not exceed 30 days, the oppositional "Lelo" Party has stated.

Mutallim Orudjev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was arrested after his extradition from Germany, is kept in an overcrowded cell, where detainees lack beds, human rights defenders and his advocate have stated.

The YouTube video hosting has blocked one of the parody videos that ridiculed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, blogger Max KomikazdZe reports. The deleted video was the first part of a series of several videos starring Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

The rating, according to which residents of Ingushetia can buy only 570 litres of petrol per month with their income, does not indicate the high cost of petrol, but low incomes of the population, while it is impossible to measure the real incomes of residents due to the high level of the shadow economy, economist Natalia Zubarevich points out.

When commenting on a video in which an adult woman attacked a 12-year-old girl, some users pointed out that parents should take better care of their children upbringing. Other users noted in their comments that such behaviour by an adult woman was unacceptable and failed to comply with Chechen traditions.

This morning, three persons have been blown up by a mine in the Fizuli District of Azerbaijan. The victims have got injuries of varying severity.

A tense situation remains on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone. The command of the peacemakers and authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh are taking steps to prevent escalation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has informed.