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A military court in Nalchik sentenced Astemir Kosheev to four years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without leave during mobilization. He had previously received a suspended sentence for the same offense.

Nalchik residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" noticed price increases for some food items last year. They do not associate the price hikes with the Muslim fast of Ramadan and the upcoming holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan activist Jeyhun Novruzov has been sentenced to 25 days of administrative arrest. Associates believe Novruzov is being persecuted for criticizing police activity.

In connection with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, March 19 and 20 will be non-working days in Dagestan, and March 20 has been declared a day off in Kabardino-Balkaria.

Rostov investigative journalist Sergei Reznik*, convicted in absentia on charges of extremism and rehabilitation of Nazism, has been added to the register of foreign agents by the Russian Ministry of Justice.

The case of a convicted man who encouraged other prisoners at a penal colony in Stavropol Krai to violate the regime's requirements has been referred to court.

The Nazran District Court of Ingushetia found pensioner Magomed Kodzoev guilty of murdering two people in a state of passion and sentenced him to three years in a penal colony.

Emil Zaripov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 835 soldiers from the Krasnodar Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

Following a review of his case concerning donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation*, Krasnodar resident Dmitry Dyba was fined 300,000 rubles. His total donations amounted to 1,050 rubles.

Georgian authorities have pledged not to accept tankers linked to Russia.

Radzhab Zainudinov and Saibodin Gazimagomedov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,863 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed there.

Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili has been detained in Abkhazia on suspicion of espionage.

Nargiz Mukhtarova denied charges of money laundering in court.

Azerbaijani commentators pointed out that demining, housing construction, and infrastructure are necessary for the return of Azerbaijanis to Karabakh, explaining the slow pace of resettlement. At the same time, they called this a restoration of justice. Armenian users countered that many of the settlements in question were historically Armenian.

Sergei Oleynikov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 834 soldiers from the Krasnodar Territory have been officially recognized as killed.

The fire at the Tikhoretsk oil depot, which erupted after a drone attack, has been extinguished.

The Baku Court of Appeal has reduced by six months the prison sentences of Tagi Ibrahimov and Togrul Rzayev, who were found guilty in the case of the explosion at a furniture workshop in the Binagadi district of Baku, which killed 10 people and injured 23.

The OSCE report on human rights violations in Georgia, prepared under the Moscow Mechanism, contains factual inaccuracies and politically biased conclusions, calling into question its objectivity, stated Georgia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Alexander Maisuradze. The opposition believes there are sufficient legal grounds for the Hague International Court to initiate an investigation.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs suspects a group of 13 people of embezzling more than 8 billion rubles during the construction of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Center at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi, which was created at the initiative of Vladimir Putin.

The Elbrus District Court fined a local resident 30,000 rubles, finding her guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The verdict was based on a video she posted on WhatsApp*.