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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called Vladimir Putin and congratulated him on his birthday amid worsening relations between Russia and Azerbaijan.

Vakho Pitskhelauri, detained after a protest in Tbilisi, told his lawyer that he faced physical violence, insults, and threats during his arrest.

CPSU General Secretary Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev received numerous awards, but, unlike Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, he did not award them to himself. Kadyrov's repeated award of the Hero of Chechnya title likely serves a compensatory function.

A Kuban court fined local residents Anton and Svetlana Petrenko 30,000 rubles each for singing along to a Ukrainian-language song at a birthday party. Anton Petrenko previously apologized to his fellow citizens, stating that he had not intended to offend anyone.

Vyacheslav Sviridenko and Sergei Pustovalov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,379 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Obstruction of video surveillance and carousel voting were observed at polling stations in Tbilisi during municipal elections, while vote-buying was observed in Batumi.

Last night, the military shot down 16 drones in the Volgograd region and 11 in the Rostov region. Two more drones were neutralized over the Black Sea.

Polling stations have opened in Georgia for mayoral and local council elections. The vote is taking place amid a boycott by eight opposition parties.

Landscape fires occurred in two regions of the Southern Federal District as a result of drone attacks, and residents of three settlements in the Rostov Region were left without power.

Landscape fires occurred in two regions of the Southern Federal District as a result of drone attacks, and residents of three settlements in the Rostov Region were left without power.

A court in Makhachkala has completed its examination of the prosecution's evidence in the death of Kurban Dalgatov, who was detained by police. The victim's mother suggested the investigation is being artificially delayed.

Volgograd Airport has lifted flight restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns.

Volgograd Airport has lifted flight restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns.

The court remanded former Deputy Governor of the Rostov Region Viktor Goncharov in custody until November 5.

The court remanded former Deputy Governor of the Rostov Region Viktor Goncharov in custody until November 5.

Azerbaijan and China share common economic interests, particularly the development of the East-West transport corridor. Both countries also support each other on political issues, suggesting a strategic partnership.

Azerbaijan and China share common economic interests, particularly the development of the East-West transport corridor. Both countries also support each other on political issues, suggesting a strategic partnership.

The cassation court upheld the sentence of former Temryuk District Court judge Pavel Grachev, who was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for bribery and knowingly issuing an unjust decision. The sentence of the second defendant in the case, Isa Pliev, was also affirmed.

The rise in fuel prices in southern Russia is linked to numerous attacks on oil refineries, as well as maintenance and harvesting. Residents of Chechnya and Dagestan fear that the gasoline hike will be followed by a surge in food and non-food prices.

A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced former head of the Aircraft Instrument Repair Plant, Soslan Urumov, to six years in prison after finding him guilty of fraud in the repair of military equipment.