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A citizen of Azerbaijan illegally entered the non-demined territory of the Fizuli District and was blown up by a mine. He lost both his legs in the explosion.

The quarantine conditions do not allow for crowded feasts, but some residents of Baku have found a way to bypass the restrictions and invite their relatives and friends. The holiday is overshadowed not only by the drop in incomes and the complicated epidemiological situation, but also by the grief over the thousands of deceased soldiers.

The "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, has claimed responsibility for the attack on law enforcers committed in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, as a result of which one policeman perished and another one was wounded.

Despite the New Year celebrations, the Djabiev family spent their 29th day of protest action in Tskhinvali. Social network users have expressed their support and once again demanded to punish those responsible for Inal Djabiev's death.

Relatives of Magomed Djabrailov the policeman, who was killed in Grozny, have announced a blood feud to relatives of the two natives of Ingushetia, about which they had been warned earlier by Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament.

Instagram users have suggested that the resignations of Oleg Gagloev, the office manager of the South-Ossetian government, and Gulnara Kozaeva, the children's ombudsperson, have been caused by their support of the demands of Inal Djabiev's relatives. Social network users have also criticized the installation of a New Year tree in the square, where the protest action continues for 28 days.

The court granted a claim lodged by Madina Lolokhoeva and allowed to give out to her the body of her husband Aslangirei Gadaborshev, who was killed by law enforcers, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported. Meanwhile, the court dismissed a similar claim lodged by the mother of killed Ibragim Lolokhoev.

A Muslim may wish other people a Happy New Year and even Merry Christmas, but with the selection of an appropriate format not to violate Islamic norms, the Fatwa Department of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Dagestan announces.

Analysts call in question that the Timurziev and Sultygov Ingush teips (family clans) sincerely admitted that they were wrong. The experts suggest it has been a unique case when members of the Ingush teips objected to Ramzan Kadyrov and requested to prove that the suspects killed in a special operation were terrorists.

An attack on the police in Grozny has become at least the seventh knife attack on the police in Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Kabardino-Balkaria, that is, the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), over three years. Most of attackers were declared natives of Chechnya and Ingushetia.

The list of candidates for the status of war veterans from among the 1999 militias included about 28,000 people, said Kamil Davdiev, Vice-Speaker of the Dagestani Parliament. However, only 520 of them received the respective certificates; and most of those who really fought were not among them, said activists of veteran organizations, Magomed Umargadjiev and Umakhan Umakhanov.

The head of Chechnya has ordered to check whether there were any signs of complicity in terrorism in the words of the members of the Ingush teips (family clans), who had demanded proofs that their relatives, who were killed in the attack on policemen, were terrorists.

Members of the Ingush teips (family clans) of Timurzievs and Sultygovs have posted their second video about the natives of Ingushetia killed in Grozny. According to their version, they watched the video from the venue, which clearly shows the actions of Khasan and Khusein, admitted that they were wrong and expressed condolences to the family of the killed law enforcer.

The enterprises that are opening trade and service facilities in Shusha can hardly hope for any profits yet, economists have noted. However, in their opinion, the operation in Shusha will bring profits in the long term; it will also help increasing revenues in other regions of Azerbaijan, becoming a sort of advertising.

A resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) extorted money from girls by threatening to spread their intimate photos in social networks; the police have reported about 18 criminal cases initiated against the suspect. Similar cases are being investigated in other regions of Northern Caucasus; and fighters for morality acted as blackmailers.

Magomed Daudov made an appointment in the Chechen Parliament for members of two Ingush teips, who had demanded from Kadyrov to prove the guilt of the natives of Ingushetia killed in Grozny. A blood feud for the death of a Chechen law enforcer awaits the members of the teips of the killed Ingushes, Minister Daudov has warned.

The naming of the sports complex in Bachi-Yurt after Ramzan Kadyrov's son speaks of an attempt to strengthen his regime in Chechnya, Mikhail Roschin, an Orientalist, believes. In his turn, Akhmet Yarlykapov, a Caucasian expert, has suggested that Kadyrov announced his heir, which could lead both to the unification of the elite around him and to the emergence of rivals in the struggle for power.

The banner on the road from Gori to Kapan is located on the territory of Azerbaijan, and it does not imply any claims to the Armenian lands, states Togrul Djuvarly, a member of the Azerbaijani Public Committee for European Integration.

Advocate Magomed Bekov has reported about a complaint filed to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) about the detention in Chechnya of relatives of two Ingush natives killed in Grozny. Facebook users call on people for more active dissemination of the information reported by the advocate.

Reconstruction of roads in the Syunik Region is planned for 2021. The road reconstruction will ensure communication between villages, towns, and cities after some sections of the roads had come under the control of Azerbaijan, the Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures announces.