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In five days of fighting, at least 11 civilians of Nagorno-Karabakh were killed, and more than 60 others were wounded; but these figures are not final, said Artak Beglaryan, the Ombudsman.

Social network users are sceptical about the news circulated by the Chechen mass media about Ramzan Kadyrov's nomination for the International Peace Prize, recalling the recent resonant humiliation of Salman Tepsurkaev. Kadyrov's nomination for the Prize with such a name is ridiculous; and the only aim of this step is his promotion, the human rights activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has recognized rights violations of eight Azerbaijani journalists and obliged the country's authorities to pay compensations to them ranging from 7500 to 15,000 euros.

The data about kidnapping of 53 persons by Chechen law enforcers within a month need to be confirmed, but they don't look overstated, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

The authorities of the Derbent District of Dagestan discussed a removal of a camp near the village of Kullar because of the weather conditions, but it was still decided to leave tents in place. The number of people staying in the camp has decreased, and it is already getting cold at night, a local resident has told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today.

Today, the air defence system of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army shot down three aircrafts, two helicopters, and six unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the southern and south-eastern directions of the front line, Artsrun Ovannisyan, the spokesperson for the operational headquarters under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia, has written on his Facebook page. According to him, one of the helicopters fell on the territory controlled by the Defence Army, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported.

In the city of Martuni in the east of Nagorno-Karabakh, a group of foreign journalists came under fire. Two reporters of the French Le Monde and two Armenian journalists were wounded, the united information centre under the government of Armenia reported.

One person was killed in a shelling attack from the Armenian side on the city of Terter, and the number of civilians killed during the hostilities reached 16, while 55 others were wounded, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan registered a rocket attack in the Karabakh conflict zone and denied information about a downed helicopter.

Armenians living in many countries have sent USD 10.5 million to financially support Nagorno-Karabakh; and 130 trucks with foodstuffs have arrived from Armenia, sources from the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities have reported, adding that Armenian Diasporas from different countries of the world are financially supporting Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Turkish air forces are involved in the hostilities on the side of Azerbaijan, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. The Turkish authorities claim that they are not participating in the warfare in the Karabakh conflict zone, in their turn, blaming Armenia for attracting militants from the Middle East there.

Two activists of the United National Movement (UNM) and five journalists received traumas in Marneuli after they were attacked by supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream Party, the victims said on September 30.

Elkhan Suleimanov, the Chechen Minister of Public Health, has posted a statement on the Instagram in support of Azerbaijan amid the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict. Some social network users have supported him; others have suggested him to go to the front.

Ramzan Kadyrov and his subordinates have again ignored the ban on holding mass events without wearing medical masks, when they attended the opening ceremony of the reconstructed ancient settlement of Khoi in Southern Chechnya.

The cancellation of the passage of Azerbaijanis from Kullar is associated with the burden on state bodies caused by the warfare, but the next group of citizens departing to their homeland is expected in the coming week, the Azerbaijani government has stated. Avtandil Mamedli, Director of the Institute of Rights and Freedoms, believes that any suspension of sending citizens to their homeland is unacceptable.

Three persons were killed and several others wounded during the bombing of the city of Martakert by Azerbaijani aircrafts, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh reported on September 30.

Azerbaijan is ready to stop hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone if the Armenian armed forces leave the territory, President Ilham Aliev announces.

1500 people have been evacuated from the border areas deep into Nagorno-Karabakh, the authorities report. People leave Nagorno-Karabakh only privately, and men of military age are not allowed to cross the border.

In response to questions from the European Court of Human Rights, Russia declared that Movsar Umarov was not taken to offices of the law enforcement bodies in Chechnya and was not subjected to ill-treatment by law enforcers. Human rights defenders consider the above explanations unconvincing.

An investigation into a case on the genital mutilation procedure, to which a girl from Chechnya was subjected in Magas, is proceeding too slowly, and, moreover, a number of mistakes have been made during the investigation, activists from the project "Legal Initiative" state.

An author of a popular post presented an image of a helicopter shot down in Syria as evidence of the destruction of the helicopter during the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, concluded the Reuters Fact Check project team. The post has been marked by Facebook as not untrustworthy.