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The first branch of the water pipeline to Lermontovo has started working, but the tap water is still unsafe to drink, the head of the Tuapse District reported. Water continues to be delivered to Defanovka and Novomikhaylovskoye, which also suffered from flooding.

The case of the head of the Ilovlinsky district Ivan Gel, accused of abuse of office, which led to the death of a district administration employee while extinguishing a fire, was returned to the prosecutor's office, although a verdict was expected. Gel refused to give the last word and did not ask forgiveness from the relatives of the deceased.

According to the American president, Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan will sign documents on peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia and a number of economic agreements.

In the Millerovsky district of the Rostov region, a fuel tank caught fire after a drone attack. According to the authorities, there are no casualties.

Acting Governor of the Rostov Region Yuri Slyusar will have four rivals in the elections: Yuri Klimchenko from the party "Russian Pensioners for Social Justice", Evgeny Bessonov from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kosinov from "A Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth", Denis Frash from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.

Aleksandr Saifudinov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 587 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

The eight defendants in the case of the blowing up of the Crimean Bridge, who are currently being held in Rostov pretrial detention facilities, had no connection with the Ukrainian special services and were not aware of the explosives in the cargo being transported, and after the incident they cooperated with the FSB.

Umar-Ali Totorkulov and Vitaly Sorokoletov from Zelenchuksky District were killed in combat. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, official authorities have named at least 146 servicemen from Karachay-Cherkessia killed there.

An 18-year-old resident of Ingushetia faces forced treatment in a psychiatric hospital for preparing an attack on security forces and a terrorist attack in Sunzha.

The call for applications for participation in the 5th International Painting Symposium “Colors of Dizak” has begun in Armenia. The first four symposiums were held in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Batraz Brayev from Beslan was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have named at least 471 killed soldiers from North Ossetia.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia has softened the measure of restraint for the employee of the republican Ministry of Education and Science, Aza Ozdoeva, who was arrested on August 1 in connection with the theft case.

The traditional rally on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi on the 253rd day of continuous protests was preceded by a mass march in memory of the victims of the August 2008 war.

During repairs in the basement of a residential building on Tatishchev Street in Astrakhan, a collapse of the ceiling was noticed. Rescuers evacuated residents of three entrances, and subsequently residents of two of them were allowed to return to their apartments.

The tumor that was discovered in the brain of Russian Anton Chechin, who is accused of drug charges after participating in protests in Georgia, needs to be examined and preferably removed, said a surgeon questioned in the case.

The court upheld the acquittal of the former head of the Voroshilovsky district of Rostov-on-Don, Viktor Berezhnoy, who was accused of negligence in connection with the collapse of the entrance of a five-story building on Narimanov Street.

The deadline for considering Chechen native Mansur Movlaev's request for asylum in Kazakhstan expires on August 19, but a hearing on the matter has not yet been scheduled, the lawyer said. The delay in the process makes one fear for Movlaev's fate, commentators on the lawyer's social network indicated.

The cost of restoring the children's sports complex, which was damaged in a drone attack in June in Taganrog, is more than 12 million rubles. The authorities are refusing to provide support, since a state of emergency has not been declared and assistance to NGOs is not provided in this case, the authors of the petition complained.

The mechanized cleaning of 10.5 kilometers of beaches in Anapa has been completed, today the equipment is working in Vityazevo, the operational headquarters reported. The pace of work is extremely slow, the blogger complained.

Vladimir Turchenko was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 783 fighters from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.