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The muftiate reported that the new moon was not observed this evening, so March 19, which was declared a non-working day in several republics of the North Caucasus Federal District, will be a day of Ramadan.

The head of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, called blogger Ilya Remeslo, who had published a series of posts criticizing the government earlier today. Remeslo confirmed he had not been hacked. Alaudinov suggested checking to see if the blogger was being held hostage.

The Volzhsky City Court of the Volgograd Region has ruled to ban the "Committee for Security of Russia" (KOBR), an association of local residents who deny the collapse of the USSR.

Residents of the Rostov and Volgograd regions and Kalmykia reported that Telegram was often used for work-related communications, and existing restrictions created difficulties at work, while available workarounds weren't always effective. Some expressed a willingness to switch to domestic messaging apps, while others said they would continue using Telegram.

Muzhaid Mamayev from the Tarumovsky District was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,866 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar ordered the detention of Kuban Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov for two months.

The Armenian Minister of Economy warned of inflationary risks due to the situation in Iran. If military action ends quickly, the consequences are estimated to be short-term, but prices for a number of goods in Armenia have already risen.

The 28th temporary plaque installed on the building where Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered was destroyed by unknown assailants. Activists placed the 29th temporary plaque at her entrance.

The main defendant is Mikhail Khripunov, the former deputy chairman of the Stavropol Regional Court, who is accused by investigators of accepting a bribe. Artem Sergeev, the former deputy chairman of the Nevinnomyssk City Court, and Timur Nabokov, a former judge of the Oktyabrsky District Court of Stavropol, are accused of being intermediaries in the bribery.

The sentence against former Senator Arashukov for attempting to bribe a Federal Penitentiary Service officer has entered into force, and his defense intends to appeal it.

A Baku court extended the pretrial detention of lawyer Zabil Gahramanov by two months. The defense disagrees with this decision and intends to appeal.

Georgian social media users joined the discussion of the report that six Ossetian fighters had been killed in combat in Ukraine. Participants recalled the armed conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia.

Two girls required medical attention after sustaining shrapnel wounds during a drone attack in Adygea. The attack damaged eight private homes.

A fire that started more than two days ago after a drone attack was extinguished at an oil depot in Labinsk today.

Vladimir Miroshnichenko, Alexey Tkachenko, and Vitaly Breusov from the Yelansky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,725 ​​soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

In Krasnodar, a drone attack damaged a medical center, a restaurant, several residential buildings, and cars. In the Yubileyny district, power was partially out due to a downed power line.

During the fasting month of Ramadan, hours-long power outages affected most districts of Chechnya. Residents of the republic complained that the power outages created problems for everyday life.

As a result of a rockfall in the Tsuntinsky district, the director of the school in the village of Khutrakh died.

Viktor Salnikov and Sabir Kabdukulov from the Volodarsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 726 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II has died at the age of 93, and national mourning has been declared in the country.