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Units of Chechen fighters in Ukraine play a supporting role by carrying out cleansings, searching the territory and guarding objects; they don't perform the functions of assault squads or military police, experts have explained.

Azerbaijani militaries have shelled communities in the Askeran and Martuni Districts; threats were voice out against Khramort villagers, the Nagorno-Karabakh Prosecutor's Office has stated. Khramort villagers have taken their children out of dangerous territory.

Kazim Muradov from the village of Erpeli in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan was killed in Ukraine, the Buynaksk District administration reports on Instagram.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) upheld the verdict against Pasha Umudov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), in the case on possession and trafficking in drugs. The defence intends to file a complaint with the Supreme Court.

Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, about 5000 Azerbaijani citizens have been evacuated from the country to Baku. They are being transported from countries neighbouring Ukraine by charter flights and buses.

In Moscow, a court attached to a case against human rights defender Oleg Orlov, accused of violating the order of picketing, photographs of his picket and postponed the court hearing to March 28.

Suren Bagdasaryan, a resident of the village of Khramort, received shrapnel wound in the back during a mortar attack, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

Temirlan Djasagulov, a native of the village of Alcha in the Krasnoyarsk District, has perished in hostilities in Ukraine, local authorities have informed.

After a protest action held in front of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) with a demand to investigate his complaints, law enforcers have beaten up Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, the head of the NGO "Positive Changes".

Natives of Chechnya, living in Europe, said that Diaspora members want to help Ukraine stop hostilities. At the same time, the foreigners who come to fight for Ukraine risk being prosecuted for mercenarism.

After the start of the special operation of Russian militaries in Ukraine, Armenians applied for resettlement to their homeland, the office of the Chief Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia has informed.

The funeral of the 21-year-old Ibragim Gazikov, who perished during the military operation in Ukraine, was held on Wednesday (March 9) in the village of Kantyshevo, Nazran District of Ingushetia. Gazikov was awarded the Order of Courage, said the head of the republic, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

During the week from February 28 to March 6, 2022, during the conflict, there were no reports about casualties and wounded persons in the North-Caucasian conflict. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on their own materials and information from open sources.

Azerbaijani militaries fired several mortar shots in the direction of the village of Khnushinak, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. There were no casualties or damage, the village administration has informed.

In battles in Ukraine, the natives of the Gunib, Karabudakhkent, Dokuzparin, Kaitag and Khasavyurt Districts have perished, as reported by the administrations of the above Dagestani districts.

The positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled, and Azerbaijani militaries opened return fire. The Azerbaijani armed forces did not fire at civilians, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

Last night, the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled the village of Khramort in the Askeran District from grenade launchers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

25-year-old Senior Lieutenant Nikolai Bely, killed during the special military operation in Ukraine, is buried in the Kuban village of Staroscherbinovskaya.

Since the start of the special military operation, more than 174,000 refugees have arrived in Russia from Ukraine, including 44,250 children, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports. According to the UN information, more than two million people left Ukraine during the hostilities.

While protesting against the detention of his colleagues, Shota Digmelashvili, the leader of the “Shame” opposition movement, was throwing eggs at the building of the Georgian government. He was also detained.