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At least 16 men have been detained in Karachay-Cherkessia on suspicion of involvement in an extremist organization for joining a gay dating group. At least one of the detainees was beaten by security forces.

Moscow's Nikulinsky Court has received materials from an anti-corruption lawsuit against former First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov and his associates, claiming over 7 billion rubles.

Participants in a rally on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi on the 519th day of continuous protests demanded the release of political prisoners and once again spoke out in support of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Several private homes adjacent to the Tuapse Oil Refinery were severely damaged or completely destroyed by fire. Social media users called for assistance for those who lost their homes.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Kuban resident Yegor Prasov to three years in prison for calling for a nuclear strike against the Russian Federation.

Having lost its security agency patrons, the Pokrovsky concern was nationalized, but the state was only a temporary asset holder. Meanwhile, the influence of people somehow connected to the Tsapkov gang, whose lands included those in Pokrovsky, on agribusiness in southern Russia diminished, but did not disappear completely.

Eight parties have been given two days to correct inaccuracies in the packages of documents submitted for participation in the parliamentary elections in Armenia.

The test site in Anapa, which was the first to be filled with imported sand, has received the necessary permits. The beaches of the Vita children's resort, the Pearl of Russia children's health complex, and the Miracleon hotel in Vityazevo will be allowed to operate during the holiday season.

At a meeting with Putin, Fyodor Shchukin, head of the Republic's Supreme Court, was nominated for the post of head of Dagestan, and Magomed Ramazanov, plenipotentiary representative to the North Caucasus Federal District, was nominated for the post of head of government. Melikov will serve in his current position until the president issues a resignation decree.

The Krasnodar Regional Court found a Krasnodar resident guilty of treason and sentenced her to 13 years in prison.

Dagestan's head, Melikov, is ending his tenure in the republic and moving on to another position, Putin announced.

Radomir Vykhodtsev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 583 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

For over 10 years, a group operated in the village of Gubden in the Karabudakhkent district, organizing "patrols," using pressure and violence against people whose lifestyles did not align with the group's religious beliefs. Nine of those detained have already been arrested, and the cases against two more are pending trial.

Only 56 rescuers are cleaning up oil spills on beaches in Olginka, Nebug, Yuzhny, Tyumenskoye, and Novomikhaylovskoye; authorities are calling the spills "local." In Tuapse itself, three thousand cubic meters of contaminated soil were collected in 24 hours. Residents have been advised not to drink tap water.

Journalist Afgan Sadygov was unable to obtain a passport at the Masalli District Government Services Center, despite completing the expedited process and paying the state fee. The passport was denied due to the journalist being on a wanted list.

Akhmed Balkarov is subjected to religious harassment in the prison colony and has faced repeated penalties, which is why he rarely spends time in the residential unit. His mother fears for her son's health, as he is scheduled to be sent to a psychiatric hospital more than 1,000 kilometers away, despite having no diagnosed problems.

Former senator Rauf Arashukov demanded 100,000 rubles in compensation from the prison colony for failing to issue food, but the court dismissed his claim. During the hearing, it was revealed that the items not issued were not available in the store.

A fire at an oil refinery in Tuapse has been extinguished, Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev announced.

A Makhachkala resident whose home was rendered uninhabitable by a flood has been unable to receive any payments for a month because officials lost his application.

Investigators have sent to court the case of an Ingushetia resident accused of collecting money for international terrorist organizations.