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Pressure on the opposition, civil society, and independent media is increasing in Azerbaijan, according to participants in a European Parliament hearing. The European Commission should call on Azerbaijan to release political prisoners and end the persecution of government critics, they concluded.

A new military contract allowed Rustam Nogmov, convicted of murdering a pensioner in Nalchik, not only to avoid a 15-year prison sentence but also to be considered part of "Russia's elite," Facebook users* noted.

The funeral of Dmitry Kaloyev, killed in the war zone, took place in Tskhinvali. At least 96 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the fighting in Ukraine.

In Novy Benoy and Gudermes, 143 houses have been built for families whose homes were destroyed during the flood; approximately 800 people will be relocated to them. Residents of Chechnya whose property was damaged are still awaiting compensation, according to a reader of the "Caucasian Knot." The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported receiving payments for a combined 20,000 claims from Dagestan and Chechnya, with over 29,000 claims submitted from Chechnya alone.

A 30-year-old Ukrainian citizen was arrested in the Krasnodar Krai for desecrating 14 graves of participants in a special military operation. A criminal case has been opened against him.

The death of a South Ossetian combatant who was deployed to the Northern Military District (NVO) with the Russian army sparked a debate about the need to fight outside of one's homeland. Some comments contained diametrically opposed opinions on the status of South Ossetia, while others called for a refrain from hate speech and expressed condolences to the family. The total number of South Ossetian combatants killed since the beginning of the NVO has reached 93.

Airports in Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz, Volgograd, Gelendzhik, Grozny, Krasnodar, Makhachkala, Magas, Mineralnye Vody, Nalchik, Sochi, Stavropol, and Elista are ready to handle flights, Rosaviatsia reported.

The Ministry of Economic Development called for expedited beach reclamation in Anapa to increase the number of tourists this season compared to last year. Telegram users noted that the quality of the sand on the beaches raises doubts about Anapa's appeal as a vacation destination.

The appearance of a map on Channel One, on which Nagorno-Karabakh was marked, prompted the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry to demand clarification from the Russian side.

Over 20,000 cubic meters of oil-contaminated pebbles have been collected and removed from Tuapse beaches. Social media users have inquired about the location where all the collected material is being taken.

"Honor killings" are a cruel, archaic, and illegal tradition, some social media users pointed out, commenting on reports of the possible murder of Chechen resident Zukhra Muzayeva. Some users doubted Muzayeva's death, citing a lack of documentary evidence. A number of users recalled other "honor killings" in the Caucasus.

Operations at 13 airports have been suspended after a drone struck the regional air traffic control center in Rostov-on-Don. Private homes and industrial facilities were damaged in the Rostov region.

Russian citizen Anton Chechin, serving a sentence in Georgia, lost consciousness and hit his head. Chechin's diagnosis requires regular monitoring, but he hasn't even had a routine CT scan, according to his wife. She contacted the penitentiary service and the ombudsman, demanding that her husband be urgently hospitalized.

A Kaspiysk resident who brutally beat her daughter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Danil Shepilov from the Mozdok district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 586 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Those accused of large-scale embezzlement during the construction of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Sochi have entered into pre-trial cooperation agreements with the prosecutor.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Kholmurod Rasulov to two years in prison for leaving his military unit without permission during mobilization.

Ilnur Zharknaliev from the Kamyzyak district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 737 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

The lack of contact with Belkisa Mintsayeva, detained in Chechnya, and the lack of information about her procedural status for three weeks pose a serious threat. Mintsayeva's lawyer should report the threats and denial of access to her client to the Investigative Committee and appeal to the federal ombudsman, the human rights activist and lawyer believe.

An employee of the Shengavit district prefecture in Yerevan was attacked while removing a Prosperous Armenia Party poster that had been illegally displayed. The victim was hospitalized, and the attacker was detained.