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While being forced into labor on a farm in Kalmykia, a resident of the Rostov region claims to have been beaten and raped. The republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs denies the victim's account, citing the absence of a complaint from her.

One of the four people injured in the gas explosion and fire in Kabardino-Balkaria is in critical condition, while the others are in moderate condition, the clinic reported.

Alexey Shestopalov from the Yelansky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,629 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

Two adults and two children were injured and hospitalized when debris from a downed drone fell on a residential building in Beslan. Most of the evacuated residents have returned to their apartments.

In Semikarakorsk, two heads of a district hospital have been detained and accused of fictitious employment.

The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has taken control of information about a facility built near the Artuzen River in Dagestan that is polluting the air and water.

A court fined an Astrakhan resident 1,500 rubles for shouting a slogan included in the list of Nazi symbols at a concert.

A gas cylinder caught fire in a garage in the village of Zayukovo in Kabardino-Balkaria. Four people were hospitalized, three of whom are in intensive care.

In Maykop, a 15-year-old schoolgirl was hospitalized after being beaten by five of her peers. Police are conducting an investigation.

Civil Initiative activists have replaced the destroyed plaque with a temporary one on the house where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

Kazibek Alimirzaev and Nariman Isaev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,776 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Security forces brutally detained eight participants of the "Limonov Readings" in Krasnodar. The court sentenced them to two to 10 days in jail under administrative charges of displaying extremist symbols and organizing an unauthorized event.

Despite the weather, supporters of European integration gathered outside the Georgian Parliament for the 417th consecutive day. Three activists who participated in the protest in previous days have been charged with blocking a sidewalk.

Unknown assailants smashed a memorial plaque on the house where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. The journalist's children and the editorial board of Novaya Gazeta demanded a criminal investigation.

Chechen leader Adam Kadyrov's son is undergoing treatment in Moscow following a car accident. Sources offer varying accounts of the cause of the accident and the severity of his injuries. The accident involving Adam Kadyrov has not been officially confirmed.

The recent New Year holidays saw a decline in the number of tourists in Anapa, but preliminary data shows a 10% increase in bookings for the May holidays compared to last year's figures.

Kaspiysk authorities reported that the water tanks in multi-story buildings are full and the water supply is gradually being restored, but warned against drinking the tap water. Telegram users complained that there is still no water, and where it was supplied, it is rusty.

A rally demanding the release of female political prisoners took place today outside Prison No. 5 in Georgia. Participants demanded medical assistance for political prisoners Anastasia Zinovkina and Nina Sander and called for their release.

Work must be carried out to reinforce the entrance to the building on Leventsovka, which was damaged during a drone attack, after which it will be habitable. Residents will be able to retrieve their belongings next week, authorities have assured.

The intervention of UN agencies at Mansur Movlayev's request does not guarantee his protection from extradition from Kazakhstan to Russia, but it could still reduce the risk of his being handed over to Chechen security forces.