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The Court of Cassation upheld the sentence of Ukrainian native Pavel Tsukanov, who was sentenced in the Rostov region to two years in a penal colony for displaying tattoos with Nazi symbols.

The Armenia bloc will challenge the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, announced its leader, the country's second president, Robert Kocharyan. The Wings of Unity party, led by former ombudsman Arman Tatoyan, has initiated a recount.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan has reopened a previously closed criminal case against Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov. The court ordered his pretrial detention, and his defense intends to appeal the decision.

Vladimir Tsygankov from Elista was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 229 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed in Ukraine.

Residents of the Chekon village recorded a video message to the mayor of Anapa, demanding that he prevent the establishment of a new cemetery on land whose groundwater supplies their wells with drinking water.

Participants in a rally outside the Georgian parliament on the 558th day of continuous protests expressed solidarity with detained Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov and responded to the results of the parliamentary elections in Armenia.

All six people injured in the drone attack on cargo ships in the Sea of ​​Azov have been discharged from the hospital.

Chechen native Artur Denisultanov, suspected of involvement in the murders and assassination attempts on Kadyrov's critics abroad, was killed in the war zone in Ukraine.

Investigators have charged a resident of the Sarpinsky district of Kalmykia with financing terrorism and placed him into custody.

Yunus Gazikhmayev from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,972 Dagestani soldiers killed there.

The Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don sentenced former General Director of the Tenth Bearing Plant, Alexander Dyachenko, to three years and ten months in prison, finding him guilty of fraud in the execution of a state defense contract, resulting in losses of 2.2 billion rubles.

Sevinj Sadygova reported that her husband was taken away by unknown individuals in masks and civilian clothes.

The Cherkessk City Court extended the pretrial detention of Dmitry Bugayev, former Minister of Property and Land Relations of Karachay-Cherkessia, for four months. He is accused of abuse of office, causing 16.7 million rubles in damages to the budget.

In Azerbaijan, trade union activist Elvin Mustafayev was threatened by prison officials with a new criminal case to delay his release.

Businessman Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia Party has failed to gain entry into parliament following clarification of data by the Central Election Commission.

At the Toplum TV trial in Baku, the state prosecutor requested lengthy prison sentences ranging from 13 to 16 years.

Rostov Region activist Lyudmila Borzilo was allowed to return home after giving birth to her child, but her family says she is restricted in her communication, including by phone.

Residents of Astrakhan's Yango-Aul and Svobodny Settlement met with the district head to discuss sidewalk improvements, which they have been seeking for two years.

Armenia will continue its course toward rapprochement with the European Union, but will retain membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and continue to develop relations with both Russia and other member states of the union, noted Civil Contract leader Nikol Pashinyan.

In Nalchik, Profsoyuznaya Street, one of the city's longest streets, regularly experiences flooding, a Nalchik resident complained on social media. Other residents, commenting on her post, noted that storm drain problems in Nalchik have become chronic. They called on officials to address them.