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Today, an appellate court upheld a 35.5 billion ruble fine against the owner of one of the boats that sank in the Kerch Strait, carrying fuel oil. Meanwhile, authorities reported that no new oil spills had been detected on the coast.

On the 352nd day of continuous protests, security forces blocked Tabukashvili Street, preventing supporters of Georgia's European integration from continuing their march to the parliament building.

Nabi Nabiyev, Azim Ramazanov, and three other Dagestani fighters were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,669 Dagestani fighters killed there.

A court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Kardanov to a prison term, finding him guilty of evading military service.

The damage assessment commission following the overnight drone attack on Novorossiysk recorded damage to 60 apartments, city mayor Andrei Kravchenko reported.

Eight opposition members are continuing their hunger strike outside the Georgian parliament for the 18th day. They believe the hunger strikers should consolidate protests demanding the release of political prisoners and new parliamentary elections.

Some Z-bloggers are either covert enemies of Russia or unknowingly serve its interests by criticizing Akhmat, stated unit commander Apti Alaudinov. He promised to eliminate such Z-bloggers "through legal means, through criminal prosecution," if they do not apologize.

At the appeal hearing against the sentence of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the publications Batumelebi and Netgazeti, the state prosecutor demanded that the journalist's punishment be increased, qualifying her actions under the original charge.

After Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov threatened a blood feud amid the Wildberries conflict, Dagestan Senator Suleiman Kerimov sought refuge in a secret compound on Sparrow Hills in Moscow, which is under the control of the Federal Protective Service.

Yanina, the wife of former Sochi Mayor Alexei Kopaigorodsky, has declared an indefinite hunger strike demanding visits with her children in the capital's pretrial detention center "without bars or partitions."

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Dagestani resident Robert Vazirov to one year in prison, finding the preacher's video he posted on social media to be a justification of terrorism.

The Moscow Arbitration Court has declared businessman and owner of the Summa Group, Ziyavudin Magomedov, bankrupt. He was convicted of creating a criminal organization and embezzling more than 11 billion rubles from government contracts.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry called the attacks on the country's diplomatic missions in Ukraine unacceptable and demanded an investigation.

Alexander Barannikov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 836 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

Sevinj Osmangizi, a political émigré and head of the YouTube channel Osmanqızı tv, was summoned to the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office for questioning in connection with the criminal case against her. If she fails to appear, the office threatened to sentence her in absentia. Osmangizi considered her persecution to be an attack on freedom of speech.

Temporary accommodation centers have been set up in Novorossiysk for residents of buildings damaged in drone attacks, and a state of emergency has been declared.

Armenia and the United States are discussing two scenarios for granting construction rights for the "Trump Route" project in Armenia: 99- and 49-year terms, with the land remaining Armenian property, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced. Construction is expected to begin in 2026, but border delimitation may be necessary for the project's implementation.

Authorities and security forces have officially named at least 3,943 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,008 from the Southern Federal District killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Samir Gadzhibekov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,664 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

In addition to the city resident, three crew members of the civilian aircraft were injured. Novorossiysk authorities announced the drone threat had been cancelled, and operations at Gelendzhik and Krasnodar airports have resumed.