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Former Kuban Vice Governor Sergei Vlasov, sentenced to 11 years in a maximum security penal colony five months ago, has gone missing in the military operation zone.

The first passenger train from Azerbaijan in six years, whose land borders were closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Tbilisi today.

Workers have cleared the road to 13 villages in the Charodinsky district, but residents of three villages in the Kurakhsky district remain without transport links.

The Baku Court of Appeal has accepted for consideration the appeal against the sentence of former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh, who were sentenced to life and long prison terms.

Mikhail Selivanov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,791 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Security forces prevented Afgan Sadygov from leaving Baku, a decision he called unfounded. The journalist's wife expressed concern that Azerbaijani authorities were planning to reopen his criminal prosecution.

Today, 417 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to Agdam.

The case of former Novocherkassk mayor Yuri Lysenko, who is accused of accepting a bribe, has been referred to court.

Materials for filing an anti-corruption lawsuit against Supreme Court Judge Albina Adzinova of Karachay-Cherkessia have been sent to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.

Anapa resident Maxim Ovchinnikov, who was searched for by his mother for more than 70 days after his arrest, has been found in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in Krasnodar.

The court released former Minister of Labor and Social Development Rasul Ibragimov, accused of embezzlement, to house arrest.

The High Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia has unanimously decided to overturn the resignation of former Supreme Court Judge Viktor Momotov, whose property, some of which is located in the Southern Federal District, was seized for state use and he has been deprived of all benefits.

Speaking at a rally in Gyumri, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promised to take the country's second city and its development "under his control." Some residents expressed dissatisfaction with the prime minister's previously unfulfilled promises and expressed concerns for the city's future if the Russian base withdraws.

The Baku Court of Appeals upheld the sentence of political scientist Azer Gasimli, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison on extortion charges. The defense maintains there is no evidence of Gasimli's guilt and intends to appeal the decision in cassation.

Abdulmuslim Gadzhiev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,952 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.

Protesters outside the Georgian parliament on the 544th day of continuous protests demanded the repeal of repressive laws and the provision of medication for children with Duchenne syndrome.

During his election campaign, Nikol Pashinyan is focusing on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and the prospect of opening the border with Turkey, which is supported by his electorate. Meanwhile, the opposition is exploiting this issue to its advantage, exploiting the fears of some voters.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced a 34-year-old resident of the Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai to 12 years in prison for transferring approximately five thousand rubles.

The Volgograd Central District Court remanded blogger Alexei Ulyanov, accused of large-scale extortion, in custody until June 1.

Due to flooding, 75 residents of the rural settlement of Troitskoye in the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia were evacuated, including 30 children. More than 40 homes were flooded in Troitskoye and Karabulak.