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Activists in Batumi gathered today at the court where the trial of Mzia Amaglobeli is ending, and protesters in Tbilisi blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue for the 247th day in a row.

Two American soldiers were taken to a Tbilisi clinic from the Krtsanisi training ground after their vehicle overturned during exercises.

Some neighborhoods in the old part of Derbent have been without water supply for more than ten days; water delivery is not organized everywhere and there is not enough for everyone in need, and bottled water in stores has become more expensive, city residents said.

Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video of himself exercising on a stationary bike, saying that he was “gradually” returning to exercise “after a break.” The post came after rumors of Kadyrov’s hospitalization and a pause in his public appearances.

A 22-year-old resident of North Ossetia who failed to register for military service has been stripped of his Russian citizenship. This is the first decision to terminate citizenship made in the republic.

By the end of 2025, two new waste disposal sites will be built at the solid municipal waste landfill in Novorossiysk, as the landfill’s current capacity has been exhausted, the governor said.

The claims against the companies Kamatransoil, Kama Shipping and Volgatransneft have increased more than one and a half times. The amount was clarified taking into account the work carried out to eliminate the consequences of the environmental disaster.

Amendments to legislation tightening regulations in the area of financing non-governmental organizations have been approved and entered into force in Azerbaijan. These requirements are aimed at financially weakening civil society, says Samad Rahimli, head of the Legal Center "Defender".

A court in Ingushetia has remanded in custody a previously detained official suspected of fraud and abuse of power.

The installation of the monument to Ivan Aivazovsky was illegal, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said. The demolition of the monument is an unfriendly action, according to the special representative of the Russian president Mikhail Shvydkoi.

In the Elbrus region of Kabardino-Balkaria, 342 people were evacuated due to a mudflow and the threat of flooding of houses.

Pavel Anfilofyev and Viktor Ilyashenko were killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,273 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

The military destroyed 12 drones launched from Ukraine in the Rostov region at night. Another five drones were shot down in the Krasnodar region.

In connection with the threat of a new mudflow, the authorities of the Elbrus district called on residents of the Tyrnyauz microdistrict "Gerkhozhan" to evacuate, for whom three temporary accommodation points have been organized.

The state prosecutor demanded that the head of the Ilovlinsky district, accused in the case of the death of a subordinate, be sentenced to six years in prison. The lawyer told the court that the official was innocent.

As a result of the drone attack, houses of Novoshakhtinsk residents and villagers in the Neklinovsky district were damaged. The authorities promised to help the victims restore their property.

A Tbilisi court has refused to release 11 defendants in a case of violence at protests. Ukrainian citizen Sergei Kukharchuk, who was arrested among them, has ended his hunger strike in a detention center.

Kamysha resident Nikolay Noskov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,271 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

The husband of Sochi resident Olga Eskova, who was arrested for 15 days and placed in a mental hospital, sent a complaint to the head of the Investigative Committee. Doctors are not saying when they plan to discharge Olga, and security officials intend to return her to the detention center to serve the remaining 10 days of her arrest.

Residents of Taganrog heard at least ten explosions after the drone alert was issued. The authorities did not officially report the results of the air defense operation.