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The village of Shurnukh. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7beLleSqOY
11:05, 6 January 2021
Shurnukh village head reports talks with Azerbaijani border guards
The Armenian and Azerbaijani parties are coordinating the location of border posts in the village of Shurnukh; the issue of creating a neutral zone is still open, said Akop Arshakyan, the head of the village.
Christmas Eve in Stepanakert, January 2018. Photo courtesy of Albert Voskanyan
10:52, 6 January 2021
On Christmas Eve, Stepanakert townspeople pray for war victims
On the eve of the Orthodox Christmas, liturgies were held in two operating churches in Stepanakert. Believers prayed for the wounded, killed and missing military servicemen during the Karabakh conflict aggravation.
The church of Kazanchetsots Surb Amenaprkich in Shushi after shelling, October 20, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
08:36, 6 January 2021
President of Azerbaijan declared Shusha to be cultural capital
Ilham Aliev, Azerbaijani President, has ordered to return the city of Shusha to its historical appearance, restore mosques and return the Days of Vagif's Poetry and the "Khary Bulbul" Festival back to the city.
Alleged militant killed during a shootout with law enforcers in Grozny. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
08:23, 6 January 2021
"Novaya Gazeta" reports death of those detained after October CTO in Grozny
The bodies of the owner of the house, in which alleged militants were killed on October 13, 2020, in Grozny, his pregnant wife and brother, were handed over to their relatives about a month after their detention, the "Novaya Gazeta" writes.
Relatives of the policeman killed in Grozny declare a blood feud, December 31, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJd1wcEK2Aa/.
22:56, 5 January 2021
Ingush Council of Teips expresses condolences to family of policeman killed in Chechnya
The Ingush Council of Teips (family clans) expressed the condolences to relatives of Chechen policeman Magomed Djabrailov, who was killed in Grozny. It was also noted that the incident was being used to stir up ethnic hatred. The above statement was made after the threats voiced by Chechen MP Magomed Khanbiev against Sarazhdin Sultygov, a member of the Ingush teip.
A road to a village in the Fizuli District, December 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
22:43, 5 January 2021
President Aliev announces construction of international airport near Shusha
An international airport in Fizuli will reduce the travel time to Shusha for foreign tourists, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev announces. According to him, the take-off runway is to be constructed this year.
Anatoly Bibilov and Zemfira Tskaeva. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH2wTiXIa7k&feature=emb_logo Zrx44 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bibilov_Anatoliy.jpg
22:30, 5 January 2021
Tskaev's widow expresses her indignation at Bibilov's criticism of protest in Tskhinvali
A widow of Vladimir Tskaev, who died after an interrogation at the Vladikavkaz ROVD (District Interior Division), wait for an apology from the President of South Ossetia for his statement about a mother of a Vladikavkaz citizen. Anatoly Bibilov compared the stories of Vladimir Tskaev and Inal Djabiev and condemned the behaviour of the latter's mother.
Instagram blogger Mikhail Litvin shows a luxury Range Rover SUV as a prize for the users who would subscribe to the same Instagram pages that Mikhail Litvin himself had subscribed. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/mikhail_litvin/
18:56, 5 January 2021
Blogger Litvin joins promotion of Kadyrov's associates on Instagram
Mikhail Litvin, a popular Instagram blogger, announced a luxury SUV as a prize by inviting his followers to subscribe to the users he indicated, including relatives and close associates of Ramzan Kadyrov.
18:36, 5 January 2021
Relatives of soldiers missed in action come to protest action in Yerevan
Today, in Yerevan, several dozen residents have come to a protest action in front of the government building. They demand from the authorities to report the information concerning the soldiers missed in action in Nagorno-Karabakh.
14:45, 5 January 2021
Armenia presents new death toll in Nagorno-Karabakh
Employees of the forensic medical examination service have conducted examinations of the bodies or remains of 3360 military servicemen, who perished in Nagorno-Karabakh. Also, more than 2500 forensic genetic examinations have been conducted, Arsen Torosyan, the Armenian Minister of Public Health, wrote on December 4 in his Facebook page.
Relatives of the policeman killed in Grozny announce a blood feud. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJd1wcEK2Aa/. Screenshot from Sultygovs' appeal, t.me/fortangaorg/7920. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot
14:34, 5 January 2021
Social network users dispute about reconciliation prospects of Timurzievs and Djabrailovs
Relatives of the Timurziev brothers should have immediately express their condolences to the family of the deceased policeman, and not voice their doubts out in the video message, some Instagram users believe. Other commentators treat families' reconciliation as a must, since relatives should not respond for actions of members of their teips (family clans).
A house on fire. Screenshot of video posted by a resident of Shurnukh: https://t.me/togarma301/932
11:34, 5 January 2021
Nine families remain in Shurnukh after eviction
Temporary housing has been provided to nine families who were forced to leave their homes in the village of Shurnukh after the transfer of part thereof to Azerbaijan. The owners of three more houses left for their relatives. Some of the villagers set fire to their houses before leaving.
11:17, 5 January 2021
Over the past 24 hours, more than 180 refugees return to Stepanakert
Busses have brought 188 more refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert; making the total number of returnees 47,475, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) informed on January 4.
Domestic violence. Photo: Dragana_Gordic / freepik.com
11:03, 5 January 2021
Georgian rights defenders criticize amnesty of convicts for domestic violence
An MP from the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party has offered to extend the mass amnesty that is being prepared in Georgia on those convicted for domestic violence. In their turn, human rights defenders believe that the amnesty for this category of convicts may create a dangerous precedent for the society and encourage the commission of such crimes.
Original building of the mosque built in 1905 in Rostov-on-Don. Photo courtesy of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Rostov Region, http://islam-rostov.ru/novost/delo-vozvrata-istoricheskoy-mecheti-g-rostova-na-donu-na-ul-krasnoarmeyskoy-97
08:36, 5 January 2021
Mufti criticizes transfer of mosque building in Rostov-on-Don to school
The decision of the Mayoralty to hand the building of the cathedral mosque of Rostov-on-Don over to the jazz school is treated as unfair by Muslims who are outraged by this, Mukhammed Bikmaev, the head of the Muftiate of the Rostov Region, has stated.
Banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:24, 5 January 2021
Seven persons hold series of pickets demanding Gadjiev's release
Seven activists have held a series of solo pickets demanding the release of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, accused of financing terrorism. From January 10 on, the law obliges activists to change their usual format of actions.
Russian peacekeepers in the village of Shurnukh, January 2, 2020. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/rOdPXz3Hoh0
23:02, 4 January 2021
Armenian families leave 12 houses in eastern Shurnukh
In the village of Shurnukh, people left 12 houses in the eastern part of the village, claimed by Azerbaijan. An owner of one of the above houses was allowed to stay, but he refused to live 100 metres from the border, the local Armenian authorities reported.
At the place of the Mi-24 crash. Photo: Ministry for Emergencies of Armenia
22:46, 4 January 2021
Investigators report details of case on Mi-24 shot down in Armenia
Russian military investigators has reclassified a case on the death of the crew of the Russian helicopter shot down in Armenia to a more serious article on premeditated killing, an informed source of the "Interfax" reports.
A solemn ceremony to rename the village of Pervomayskoye into Khazhi-Evla (Chechnya). Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJl8Meypqpg/
18:31, 4 January 2021
In Chechnya, campaign to change place names affects village founded by Kunta-Khadji Kishiev
On January 3, the authorities of Chechnya reported that on the Memorial Day of preacher Kunta-Khadji Kishiev, the village he founded got back its historical name of Khazhi-Evla.
A tank and a car destroyed by the Azerbaijani artillery in November of 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:18, 4 January 2021
Karabakh rescuers find 20 dead bodies near Gadrut and Djabrail
Over 24 hours, rescuers of Nagorno-Karabakh found the bodies of 19 soldiers and one civilian, the spokesman for the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports today. According to him, during the period since the beginning of the search, that is, from November 13, 2020, until January 2, 2021, inclusive, the rescuers found the bodies of 1175 soldiers and civilians, the "Sputnik Armenia" reports today. Thus, the total number of the dead bodies discovered has reached 1194.
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The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.