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Combustion products are dangerous to humans and can lead to health problems. Environmentalists noted that authorities should evacuate children and pregnant women in Tuapse amid the constant fires. They believe a full cleanup of the coastline in time for the holiday season is unlikely.

A traumatologist injured in an attack at a hospital in Makhachkala has been discharged from the hospital, while another injured doctor remains undergoing treatment.

Authorities estimate 790 people are involved in the cleanup efforts following the drone strikes—143 of whom are extinguishing the fire at the seaport, and 50 are cleaning the city's streets and monuments. Volunteers are cleaning up areas further from the city center; they lack both manpower and government support. At the current pace, they estimate that cleaning up the pollution in the village of Tyumensky alone will take approximately two months.

During his tenure as head of Dagestan, Melikov failed to stabilize the situation. The pogrom at Makhachkala airport, protests against mobilization, and terrorist attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent resonated throughout the country. He also failed to earn the trust of the republic's residents. The sluggish response to the flood disaster was the final factor that led to his resignation.

Sergei Zygalov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 942 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

248,845 applications for flood support measures were submitted in Dagestan, of which 10,900 were paid. This is only 4.38% of the total number of applications.

Election banners and portraits of political leaders have already appeared on the streets of Armenia, despite campaigning being officially permitted since May 8. Of the 19 parties and blocs, no more than four have a chance of entering parliament, and the battle will likely be between the parties led by Pashinyan and Karapetyan, analysts believe.

Parliamentarians decided to suspend all ties between the Milli Majlis and the European Parliament after the latter adopted a resolution affirming the right of return of Armenians to Karabakh and demanding the release of Armenian prisoners of war. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry delivered a note of protest to the EU Ambassador.

The investigation commission into the crash of the Embraer 190 4K-AZ65 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines continues its work in Kazakhstan and will release an official report upon completion of the investigation.

A drone attacked the Tuapse seaport; there were no casualties. 128 firefighters are working to extinguish the fire, according to the Krasnodar Krai task force. Previous fires, which took several days to extinguish, occurred after drone attacks on April 16, 20, and 28.

Gadzhi Ramazanov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,909 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

135 members of Azerbaijani families who left during the Karabakh conflict have returned to the village of Khojavend in the Khojavend region.

A Mamedkal resident whose home was in the flood zone is unable to receive any payments because he is registered in a different house.

Private Kurban Magomedov and Junior Sergeant Oleg Shchepetkov from the Tarumovsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,908 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.

The court sentenced Valery Tyshchenko to five years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.

The court has remanded three Strong Armenia representatives arrested on charges of vote-buying. Party leader Samvel Karapetyan has once again been denied release from house arrest.

In tandem with Fyodor Shchukin as head of Dagestan, Magomed Ramazanov, who has been offered the position of head of the republic's government, will assume a leading role, according to journalists and a political scientist.

At least 16 men have been detained in Karachay-Cherkessia on suspicion of involvement in an extremist organization for joining a gay dating group. At least one of the detainees was beaten by security forces.

Moscow's Nikulinsky Court has received materials from an anti-corruption lawsuit against former First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov and his associates, claiming over 7 billion rubles.

Participants in a rally on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi on the 519th day of continuous protests demanded the release of political prisoners and once again spoke out in support of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.