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Ramzan Kadyrov publicly acknowledged that the Grozny City high-rise complex was damaged by a Ukrainian drone, assuring that "no one was hurt" in the attack. However, Chechen authorities have so far not commented on the results of the attacks on security forces buildings in Gudermes and Achkhoy-Martan.

A court in Cherkessk sentenced lawyer and activist Ramazan Mkhtse in absentia to eight years in prison, finding him guilty of disseminating false information about the Russian military motivated by political hatred.

Alexey Peil was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,562 service members from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

New accusations of involvement in the 2000 attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya have been routinely fabricated by security forces in recent years, but the appearance of a Ukrainian citizen and a Ukrainian serviceman among those arrested will be used for propaganda purposes.

Magomedali Kurbanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,709 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Participants in the military operation in Ukraine have requested the construction of a church in their honor. It will be built on the embankment of the Yubileiny neighborhood, the governor of Krasnodar Krai stated, noting that he is aware of the discontent expressed by residents of the neighborhood.

At least eight supporters of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party leader Ali Karimli were detained after planning to gather outside the courthouse where the appeal against the politician's arrest was being heard. Some of them, including Karimli's relative Elnur Seyidov, whose home had been searched the previous day, were released. The court upheld Karimli's arrest.

The lack of video footage of the attack on security forces at the Dzhemikent checkpoint raises questions, but the nature of the incident can hardly be considered an intensification of the gang underground, analysts noted. The attack could have been motivated by a personal conflict or what the attacker considered unfair demands from security forces, they believe.

Several flights were delayed at Makhachkala and Krasnodar airports due to flight restrictions in effect overnight and this morning. Residents of Grozny reported mobile internet outages amid reports of a drone attack.

A criminal case is being investigated against an employee of the Federal Penitentiary Service from Kabardino-Balkaria under the article on disclosure of state secrets.

The court placed Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church Arshak Khachatryan under arrest for two months on charges of drug trafficking.

Vadim Sadykov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,561 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

A fire broke out in one of the towers of the Grozny City complex, damaging the building's cladding. The video went viral during the closure of Grozny Airport due to the threat of a drone attack.

At a hearing in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, lawyers said the guilt of their clients, the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh, was unproven and called on the court to acquit them.

A Sochi court sentenced local residents for participating in and inciting others to participate in the activities of an extremist organization. A mother and son, Yulia and Yaroslav Rybin, received five and three years in a general regime penal colony, respectively.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Mukharbek Levshev to one year in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

Sergei Bespalov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 779 combatants from the Rostov region killed there.

The defense appealed the life sentences handed down to eight defendants in the Crimean Bridge terrorist attack case.

The case of Khankendi resident Karen Avanesyan, accused of attacking Azerbaijani security forces, has been transferred to the Ganja Court of Grave Crimes.

The Southern District Military Court has arrested Dmitry Taksidi, former deputy head of the Defense Ministry's military construction complex construction department, accused of lobbying for the company's interests during the construction of a facility in the Krasnodar Territory.