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The entry of network gas stations into the Dagestan market is hindered by the resistance of the local fuel lobby, expensive logistics, and the costs of companies operating completely legally, indicated the economist and journalist interviewed by "Caucasian Knot."

Anatoly Kuzmichev from the Yenotaevsky district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 777 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

The Tbilisi City Court kept one of the leaders of the "United National Movement" Georgy Baramidze in custody, accused of treason.

Activist of the opposition party Popular Front of Azerbaijan Matanat Turan, arrested after participating in protests against restrictions on wearing hijabs in schools, is not receiving necessary medical assistance in Baku's SIZO-1, and her health has deteriorated since her detention.

The court found the head of the "KrasnodarAvtodor" department, Irina Nasonova, guilty of systematically receiving bribes from contractors and sentenced her to eight years in prison.

Ibrahim Khanov, Rasim Shabanov, and five more of their fellow countrymen from the Derbent district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 2,197 killed soldiers from Dagestan.

Even after divorce, women in Dagestan may face violence from their ex-husbands, who refuse to acknowledge their right to independently determine their future and choose whom to start a family with, residents of the republic stated, commenting on social media about the murder of taxi driver Dinara Alkhassova from Makhachkala.

The Garadagh District Court of Baku ruled to transfer Talysh culture researcher Iqbal Abilov to a closed-type prison for one year instead of the three years requested by the correctional institution's administration. Abilov rejected the charges of disciplinary violations, linked the persecution to wearing a T-shirt with a poem in the Talysh language, and stated his intention to appeal the court's decision.

The management company is not taking measures to solve the heating problem in the building on Elbrus Street in Nalchik, despite residents' appeals since October 15; people are freezing, children are getting sick, a local resident complained on social media. Other Nalchik residents, commenting on his complaint, also reported the lack of heat in their homes and criticized the work of officials.

Murder out of blood revenge should be classified as ordinary murder, and the motive itself should not be considered a circumstance that entails a stricter punishment. In conditions of corruption and with the dishonest work of law enforcement, blood revenge can be a way to restore justice, said Professor Dureya Ziyadova from Dagestan State University.

Unknown individuals scattered children's toys and bottles of water at the memorial for the victims of Beslan in Moscow, left in memory of the deceased. Residents of North Ossetia, commenting on the incident on social media, demanded to find and punish the vandals and thanked those who restored the memorial.

In winter, the section of the road between the villages of Lower Dai and Upper Dai in the Shatoi district of Chechnya becomes impassable, and during bad weather, there is no electricity in the settlements, the villagers complained.

The riverbed of the Talginka River in the Makhachkala neighborhood of Palmira may not cope with water drainage during heavy rains, as it is clogged with branches and debris, and officials are not responding to residents' requests for cleaning, a local resident complained on social media. Other Makhachkala residents, commenting on his complaint, demanded a response from the authorities, including a visit from officials directly to the site.

The Matveyevo-Kurgansky, Millerovsky, and Tarasovsky districts of the Rostov region were attacked by drones.

One of the residents of Dzhemete filmed a wide strip of seaweed on the shore and noted that he had never seen anything like it before. Other residents of Anapa, commenting on this video in Telegram, urged officials to conduct analyses of the sea water and find the reason for the accumulation of the seaweed. They believed that a single cleanup of the shore would not prevent new accumulations of seaweed.

The court in Armavir recovered more than 10 million rubles from eight convicted individuals in the case of the terrorist act on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022.

Roman Abramov was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 1064 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

A resident of Dagestan, Dinara Alkhassova, went missing on October 30, her body was found near the village of Novy Khushet. Her ex-husband and his acquaintance have been detained on suspicion of murdering the woman.

The appellate court upheld the sentence for the participants of the storming of the presidential palace in Tbilisi in October last year, Abo Naveriani and Mariam Mekantsishvili, Nana Sander reached an agreement.

Iran and Turkey criticized the restrictions on hijab in Azerbaijani schools without coordination, Baku firmly rejected external interference, but its alliance with Ankara will remain, experts surveyed by "Caucasian Knot" indicated. Social media users also linked opponents of a unified school uniform to external forces.