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Demand for vacation packages to the Tuapse region stalled after the oil spill, with some tourists canceling their previously booked packages. Meanwhile, Anapa, where the first beaches have already opened, is seeing an increase in bookings.

The European Parliament banned three Georgian pro-government television channels—Imedi, Pos TV, and Rustavi 2—from operating at their Brussels headquarters for at least a year, while Moldova denied them accreditation to attend the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers meeting in Chisinau. The Georgian government claimed that "hostile foreign forces" were behind the restrictions.

The Third Appellate Court in Sochi upheld the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia's verdict against Abdullakh Bostanov, who was sentenced to 12 years for the murder of a tourist in 2022.

There are numerous allegations of pressure on voters who intend to vote against the ruling party, stated former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan. Representatives of the Civil Contract party refused to acknowledge that officials had gathered teachers and students for the rally in Aparan.

The Russian FSB Border Service has resumed allowing children under 14 years of age to cross the border with Abkhazia and South Ossetia with a birth certificate. This procedure will remain in effect until the end of 2027.

The Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate for Dagestan opened a criminal case against a local resident. The case stemmed from audio recordings he posted on social media.

The Azerbaijan Human Rights Union has published a new list of political prisoners, including 328 individuals the organization considers political prisoners. After the January update, some political prisoners were released under an amnesty, but new arrests continued, including among believers.

Mustafa Gadzhibalayev was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,932 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Anapa City Duma deputy Oleg Yantsen submitted a request regarding the water and sand quality on beaches, but was denied the data. Rospotrebnadzor explained that this information is only provided to the government commission.

The Anti-Corruption Committee detained an employee of the Armenia bloc in Spitak. The party described the detention as an attempt to interfere with its activities during the parliamentary election campaign.

The sister of Agali Yakhyaev, a board member of the Muslim Unity religious movement serving a prison sentence at maximum-security correctional facility No. 8, has complained about the lack of effective medical care for her brother and other prisoners and demanded treatment.

A Baku court has denied house arrest for Ali Karimli, chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan. The petition was filed in connection with the death of the opposition leader's father, so he could attend the funeral.

Igor Zabolotsky and Ilnur Valitov were sentenced to three terms in the case of money laundering obtained through cybercrime.

Four dolphins with symptoms of oil poisoning were discovered over four days in the Tuapse and Anapa districts. Volunteers reported that the cetaceans were covered in an oil film and suffering from severe intoxication.

Gusen Abdullayev from the Untsukulsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, Dagestani authorities have publicly named at least 1,931 soldiers killed there.

Nurlan Gahramanli, arrested in the Meydan TV case, was beaten by an employee of a Baku pretrial detention center. According to Gahramanli's wife, the employee deliberately provoked the journalist into arguing with him.

The villages of Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, where residents are returning, have been completely cleared of mines, but dangerous zones remain outside populated areas, where violations of safety regulations lead to incidents. Experts say that completely clearing the former conflict zone of mines could take many years.

The Supreme Court of North Ossetia sentenced a native of Dagestan to 20 years in a maximum-security prison colony for the murder of his wife and stepdaughter.

The son of former Supreme Court Chairman Aslan Trakhov continues to occupy the properties confiscated from him. Rosimushchestvo is asking the court to compel Rustem Trakhov to vacate the property and collect payment for the use of the seized assets.

Security forces seized a combat grenade from a minor resident of Nalchik. The court remanded the suspect to pretrial detention.