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The armoured "Tiger" automobiles are Russian, the military expert Alexander Goltz is confident. In his turn, Alexander Perendjiev, an expert of the Association of Military Political Analysts, believes that the photos with clearly visible license plates of the Russian MoD could be staged.

Servicemen of the engineering-sapper units of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) have started a new phase of clearing the territory of Chechnya of mines, bombs and other explosive devices, said a source from the Chechen Military Commandant. The militaries plan to clean up about 8000 hectares.

A picket in support of the Russian-speaking population of the Crimea was held on March 14 in Volgograd. A group of young people stated their support of the policy of Russian authorities in relation to the Crimea and the need for peaceful settlement of the situation in the region.

At the trial in Baku of "Nida" activists, the father of the defendant Bakhtiyar Guliev said that detectives had planted drugs and "Molotov cocktails" during a search of their house.

The Chief Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) has instituted a criminal case against citizens of Ukraine, members of the UNA-UNSO (Ukrainian National Assembly-Ukrainian People's Self-Defence), who are suspected of forming an armed grouping (a criminal gang) for the purpose of attacking citizens.

Andzor Akhokhov, the organizer of the anti-Olympic action held in Nalchik, has sent an appeal to the Prosecutor of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the head of the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the KBR, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the KBR, the Human Rights Centre of the KBR and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Khusen Kazhokov, the principal of the secondary school of the village of Nizhny Cherek of the Urvan District of the KBR, where in February, 76 children got poisoned, was dismissed. This was reported by the press service of the KBR's Ministry of Education and Sciences.

The hiding was found on March 11 as a result of operational and search activities in the house located in Gamid Dolgat Street. Earlier, one of the suspected militants killed in last September lived in that house. The hiding was installed behind a secret wall of the box room.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has considered the appeal complaint lodged by Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEMDT), accused of economic crimes. The complaint was filed in connection with the extension of Mamedli's detention. The BCA dismissed the complaint, leaving Mamedli in custody.

On March 13, Magas sent to Simferopol a motor convoy of four trucks with humanitarian aid for the people of Crimea. More than 150 tons of food and goods were sent to Crimea. This was reported by Daud Yandiev, the head of the Ingush Ministry of Agriculture.

In the evening on March 13, in Sovietskaya Square of Volgograd, anarchists and activists of the "Left-Wing Front" held an absurd-picket, during which they unfolded provocative slogans of "support" Russian Govt's actions against Ukraine.

Foreign tourists began to abandon earlier paid tours in Russia in connection with the situation around Ukraine. This was reported by the Association of Tour Operators of the Russian Federation. After completion of the Paralympics, Sochi will attract new tourists with disabilities. This was reported by Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of the resort city.

52 people, who worked as car drivers for the Organizing Committee (OC) "Sochi-2014" under contracts in January, did not receive their due wages, said three persons of this group. According to their version, the total debt for the work performed makes 1,170,000, the network "Migration and Law" reports.

According to preliminary information, as a result of a special operation in Nalchik, held on Friday night, from three to five members of the illegal armed formations (IAFs) were killed. This is reported by law enforcement sources of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

The defence of journalist Parviz Gashimli, who is accused of smuggling and illegal arms trade, has filed a motion to conduct a fingerprint examination in the case. In addition, the defence has asked the court to send to Russia a request concerning weapons, which, according to investigators, Parviz Gashimli wanted to sell.

Valery Sushkevich, President of the Paralympic Committee of Ukraine, has refused to take part in the reception of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. Valery Sushkevich's initiative has been supported by the heads of Paralympic committees of Germany, Austria, Norway and other countries.

Five natives of Dagestan, who were detained on March 9 at the Makhachkala Airport after they had returned from Egypt, are suspected of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs) in Syria. This was reported by a source in the Khasavyurt ROVD (District Interior Division).

Residents of the village of Novosasitli of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan have filed to the Khasavyurt administration a notification of a picket. On March 17, the villagers intend to hold the picket against unlawful, in their opinion, actions of the district policemen against them.

The Russian authorities' struggle for Crimea will be more rational than the one for Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the force will not be used. This was stated by Sergey Markedonov, Associate Professor of the Russian State University for the Humanities.

On March 12, in Grozny, a group of residents of Chechnya, whose relatives were kidnapped and disappeared during the period of hostilities, received their genetic passports. In the coming months, similar genetic passport will be issued to other 400 persons. This was reported by the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).