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Today, after having received a warning from the “Roskomnadzor” (the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media), the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” has announced the suspension of its publication until the end of the special military operation in Ukraine. The warning is connected with a violation of the law on foreign agents, the “Roskomnadzor” explains.

During the week of March 21-27, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

At a protest action in Baku, activists have complained that the Ministry of Defence does not assign the status of veterans to combatants in Nagorno-Karabakh, and that fact deprives them of the right to benefits.

Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia has announced that the Azerbaijani troops are still present in the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers. The Armenia’s MFA demanded decisive steps to withdraw the Azerbaijani troops and also announced the need to investigate the actions of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.

According to the joint investigation released today by the “Bellingcat”*, “The Insider”*, and BBC, special service officers involved in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny followed Boris Nemtsov for several months, and natives of Chechnya were convicted for his murder.

Echo in Southern Russia of the special military operation in Ukraine; aggravation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 21-27, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Two servicemen, who received most severe wounds during the shelling from the Azerbaijan, have been sent to the capital of Armenia, Gegam Stepanyan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson, has informed. The health condition of the remaining 12 wounded persons causes no doctors' concern, he specified.

On the average, residents of small towns and medium-sized towns in Chechnya received 23,900 roubles per month in 2021; the ratio of these wages to the cost of the minimum set of goods and services is 1.43. A similar picture is in Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Dagestan and Karachay-Cherkessia.

The statement of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) about the removal of the units of the Azerbaijani Army from their positions in the village of Farrukh is not true, the Azerbaijani MoD has claimed.

It is impossible to punish a person for a private conversation, Denis Nadein, a lawyer, has commented the court judgement against a resident of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory), who was fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after his conflict with a man over a sticker with the letter "Z". The law has uncertainties, which are often used as loopholes by law enforcers, lawyers have noted.

Policemen have detained about 10 people after the protesters against rising fuel prices blocked a street in central Tbilisi.

After repairs, the gas supply to dwelling settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh will resume on March 28; and the next day, it will be fully restored for the entire unrecognized republic, the "Azerigaz" Production Association (PA) has promised.

After the talks, Azerbaijan has withdrawn its military units from the territory near the Karabakh village of Furukh, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

The recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh's independence will help ensuring security of the local population, especially in the context of the aggravation of the situation on the Azerbaijani border, the participants in the action held in Stepanakert have stated.

Nagorno-Karabakh has asked Russian President to call on Azerbaijan to implement the agreements, and increase the Russian peacemaking contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Djafar Abdurashidov from the Derbent District has perished in Ukraine, the district administration has informed. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, Dagestani authorities have confirmed the death of at least 49 natives of the republic.

Residents of South Ossetia have left for Ukraine to take part in the Russian military operation, Anatoly Bibilov, the president, has informed.

Fifteen military servicemen of the Defence Army were wounded in the shelling conducted by Azerbaijan on March 25; three soldiers are in grave condition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has informed.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed about shelling of its troops from the territory controlled by authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani militaries tried to advance in eastern direction and opened fire from large-calibre weapons, authorities of the unrecognized republic have stated.

The redeployment of Azerbaijani militaries in Nagorno-Karabakh is undertaken in order to strengthen their positions, analysts in Baku have noted. According to their version, Mount Farrukh, the highest point in the east of Nagorno-Karabakh, from which a huge territory is controlled, is of particular importance for Azerbaijani militaries.