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Houses, schools and hospitals have been destroyed in the front-line regions of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh; residents are trying to move to safe places; and some are forced to hide in basements, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has stated, calling on the parties to the Karabakh conflict to protect the civilian population.

Today, 11 years after the documentary film "The Fate of a Dagestani Woman", the difficult situation, in which many women find themselves, especially those living in the mountainous regions of Dagestan, has hardly changed, said Saida Sirazhudinova, President of the "Caucasus. World. Development" Centre for Studying Global Issues of Our Time and Regional Problems. The current situation of women in Dagestan was indicated by the resonance surrounding a recent video of a local wedding.

The situation remains tense; fierce battles are going on in all directions, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports. Nagorno-Karabakh has confirmed the tense situation on the frontline.

At least three strikes were inflicted by Azerbaijani militaries on Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh; an air raid alert was announced in the city.

Fierce battles took place at night on the frontline; the city of Tartar and 14 villages of the Tartar, Agdam, Agdjebdin and Goranboy Districts came under fire of Armenian militaries, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

After artillery attacks on Stepanakert, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have evacuated residents of several nearby villages; no evacuation is undertaken in Stepanakert, Grigory Martirosyan, a State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, has stated.

The issue of resuming the border crossing of the Azerbaijani citizens waiting for their return to homeland in the Dagestani village of Kullar remains open, a source in the Azerbaijani government has stated.

The parties to the Karabakh conflict, as during any war, are understating their own losses and exaggerate the enemy's ones, since the information war is a part of the military confrontation, military analysts believe.

During raids, Chechen law enforcers check not only documents, but also mobile phones, examining the installed applications, residents of Chechnya report. Law enforcers check whether locals are commenting on reports of authorities' critics in social networks, locals have suggested.

Turkey is recruiting mercenaries in Syria for participating in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the side of Azerbaijan, ethnic Armenians from Syria and Lebanon are also going to the combat zone, says the article by Vadikh El-Khayek "Mercenaries Enter the Battle" published on October 2 by the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper.

Rap singer Djigan walked into the Rekom Sanctuary in shoes, breaking the tradition and desecrating the place, Instagram users have stated.

Ten rescuers and three civilians were injured during a shelling attack on Stepanakert. Seven victims were hospitalized, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

It is more logical to consider Ramzan Kadyrov as a customer of the attempt on the life of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the leader of Chechnya himself suggests.

In Ingushetia, the authorities try to evict 13 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North Ossetia and Chechnya from a barrack in Nazran, without offering any housing in return, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports. The human rights defenders promise to appeal to the Russian government.

300 militants from Syria were sent to Baku to participate in the hostilities, the President of France states. According to the intelligence data reported by the US Department of State, mercenaries were transported to the region with the help of aviation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Russian Federation called for the withdrawal from the Karabakh conflict zone of militants who arrived from Syria and Libya.

Being the leader of the region, Ramzan Kadyrov should set an example for residents of Chechnya and comply with the mask regime, note human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Armenian militaries have launched an intensive shelling of the villages of Khyndyrystan, Alibeili, Akhmadagaly and Safarli of the Agdam District; there are casualties and wounded people among the civilian population, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.

The searches and interrogations of Magomed Khashtyrov, the former Mufti of Ingushetia, and Imam Adam Maloroev have to do with the authorities' desire to minimize the chances of new protests, Zakrij Mamilov, an MP, has stated.

Yerevan residents quit their jobs and studies to go to war zone as volunteers. Many military registration and enlistment offices (commissariats) refuse to call or offer to wait for summons; in such case, people join the "Yerkrapa" Volunteer Union, Yerevan residents told the "Caucasian Knot".

In Azerbaijan, 169 houses located near the frontline were partially or completely destroyed; more than 55 civilians were hospitalized with wounds; and the total number of civilian casualties reached 19 by October 1, the country's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated.