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The Fifth Cassation Court in Pyatigorsk upheld the acquittal of Tamara Erzhibova, head of the agricultural enterprise "Majesty," who was accused of fraud after delivering corn to the Prokhladny grain receiving facility.

Moscow's Tverskoy Court has arrested Akhmed Bilalov, former vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee and former head of North Caucasus Resorts, who lives in the United States, in absentia on charges of attempted embezzlement of $200 million from Sberbank. The court ordered him to be held in pretrial detention for two months from the date of his arrest or extradition.

The Georgian Minister of Education announced the merger of Tbilisi State University and Georgian Technical University, prompting students from both universities to protest in Tbilisi. They stated that the reform aims to reduce the teaching staff by dismissing government critics.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar has ordered house arrest for Anna Minkova, CEO of the Kuban 24 media group and former deputy head of the region for social issues. She is accused of large-scale fraud.

Residents in Novy Khushet, Leninkent, and the Kemping microdistrict reported that water supply has been restored. They noted that tap water quality was poor after the repairs, and the pressure was not sufficient for household needs in all areas.

On the second day of the strike, workers at a chemical plant in Rustavi called the administration's proposed salary increase humiliating and demanded an apology.

The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld a decision to transfer to the state real estate worth 28 billion rubles belonging to Andrei Korovayko, founder of the Pokrovsky concern and former federal inspector of the presidential envoy's office in the Southern Federal District.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Rinat Kurmanaev to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

The Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a suspect in the murder and dismemberment of 36-year-old Malvina Magomedova, a resident of the village of Dzhalgan. He confessed to the murder and described the circumstances.

The head of Chechnya spoke out against negotiations with Ukraine, stating that he believes it is right to continue the special military operation "to the end."

The Naursky District Court of Chechnya has registered an administrative case against local resident Isa Magamadov under the law on searching for "extremist materials." This is the second known case in Russia.

The Anapa City Council suspended tourism tax collection for six months due to the aftermath of a fuel oil spill. The beach on Pionersky Prospekt, which was being mechanized, is littered with fine fuel oil debris, volunteers reported.

The film "The Maid" is being shown in a shortened version in Makhachkala cinemas—the erotic scenes have been removed, and viewers are shown a black screen.

The Krasnodar City Duma meeting, where deputies approved the decision to seize part of a public garden for the construction of a church, took place against the backdrop of a picket by a resident of the Yubileiny microdistrict. She urged deputies not to develop the alley and to relocate the church construction elsewhere.

Georgian Dream has announced its intention to completely ban foreign funding for NGOs, as well as to ban former employees of NGOs that received foreign funding from party membership for eight years. Criminal penalties for violations are also planned. The opposition believes the proposed amendments are repressive in nature and are intended to completely ban politics.

Police discovered the dismembered and charred body of 36-year-old Malvina Magomedova. Derbent resident Radzhidin Yaraliev has been placed on the wanted list as a suspect in the murder, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. Sources believe the sale of a car was the motive for the quarrel and murder.

Following the publication of a video in which kindergarten children from Rostov-on-Don recorded a video addressing Akhmat fighters and using the slogan "Rostov is strong," the author of the video and the kindergarten director were called into court and asked to explain why the children chose to support a Chechen unit in the freezing cold. Investigations into the video's publication are underway, sources said.

Journalist Shamshad Aga, arrested in the Meydan TV case, has been granted short-term leave to attend his mother's funeral.

The two militants killed in Dagestan were planning terrorist attacks on a railway line and a religious site, the FSB reported.

The International Observatory for the Protection of Lawyers has demanded the release of Zabil Gahramanov, who was arrested in Azerbaijan.