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The winner of the annual Nargiz Prize, which is awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy in Azerbaijan, was Afiyaddin Mammadov, chairman of the alternative Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan "Workers' Platform", who is serving a prison sentence.

At least 4,074 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,228 from the Southern Federal District have been recognized by authorities and security forces as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Authorities in the Sredneakhtubinsky District presented awards to the relatives of soldiers killed in the military operation. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,591 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

The first group of Azerbaijani displaced persons returned to the village of Karkijahan, the former capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, today.

A court in Krasnodar has concluded its closing arguments in the case of former Rostov Regional Court Chair Elena Zolotareva and her colleagues. The defendants pleaded not guilty to bribery.

In the Tuapse District, awards were presented to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 816 soldiers from the Krasnodar Territory have been officially recognized as killed.

Contrary to established practice, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan allowed convicted politician Tofig Yagublu to speak at his cassation appeal hearing. The politician maintained his innocence.

Following the prosecutor's office's demand that assets belonging to the associates of former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov and Dagestan State Secretary Magomed-Sultan Magomedov be seized, the properties of individuals unrelated to the former officials were seized. One of them faced the risk of property seizure.

The public organization "Save the Tower" has called for a 10-year moratorium on changing the status of agricultural land in North Ossetia to prevent its development. Ossetian activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" offered varying opinions on the moratorium.

The Ministry of Defense reported that two drones were shot down overnight over the Sea of Azov.

The Azerbaijani government has extended the quarantine regime introduced in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic until April 1, 2026.

Alaudin Khadzhiev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,728 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

The Southern District Military Court extended the pretrial detention of pensioners Nabiyev, Kuzovenko, and Zakharova, accused of creating an illegal armed group. However, the hearing was again disrupted because doctors prohibited Nabiyev, who had suffered a third heart attack, from participating in the trial.

Vladikavkaz resident Nugzar Demeyev was denied permission by the Russian Supreme Court to refer his cassation appeal to the Civil Division for consideration. Since 2017, Demeyev and his mother have been trying to recover property stolen by a group of fraudsters convicted in 2023.

The Armenian Prosecutor General's Office has asked its Russian counterparts to extradite former Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan.

The Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory has introduced fines for publishing drone attacks and air defense system activity.

A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Omar Ismailov to four years in prison, finding him guilty of promoting terrorism.

Apti Alaudinov announced the dismissal of the case against Chechen fighter Alikhan Bersayev, who was detained after a conflict at a Luhansk swimming pool with blogger Maksim Divnich. According to the head of the Akhmat special forces unit, Divnich faces serious consequences, and criminal charges are being considered.

Former Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan stated that he first heard about a number of war crimes he is accused of in court and refused to admit guilt. Two other defendants expressed a similar position. Ruben Vardanyan's international lawyer, commenting on the requested life sentence, called the charges fabricated.

Albert Umarov from the Mozdok district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 531 North Ossetian soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.