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The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has begun hearing the cassation appeal against the sentence of economist Farid Mehralizade, convicted in the Abzas Media case. The defendant and his defense have declared his innocence and called for the verdict to be overturned.

Military personnel shot down drones in the Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, and Millerovsky districts of the Rostov Region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

Vasily Krasinsky from the Rudnyansky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,708 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Baku's position in response to the UAV attacks on Nakhchivan includes political, diplomatic, and military measures, stated Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Rahman Mustafayev.

Russian military analysts believe Georgia is unlikely to have been involved in the drone attack on Abkhazia, and they also believe it's premature to talk about the weakness of Abkhaz air defenses. Abkhaz experts noted that the attack had no significant consequences.

Facebook* users and commenters on the "Caucasian Knot" noted the controversial nature of businessman Umar Dzhabrailov's business and political activities, recalling his philanthropy and scandalous actions.

A fire that broke out after the fall of a drone on the morning of March 6 has been extinguished in the Abinsky district of Kuban.

A contract killing case, in which Vladimir Kaishev, the former head of the Karachay-Cherkessia government, is accused of organizing, has been filed with the Yessentuki City Court. The murdered man, Gennady Tanov, was a shareholder in a mineral water plant in which Kaishev also owned a stake.

Vitaly Miroshnichenko, Denis Korogodin, and Sergei Kirshenko from the Salsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 870 combatants from the Rostov Region have been officially recognized as killed there.

Participants in a rally outside the Georgian Parliament on Rustaveli Avenue congratulated Archimandrite Dorota Kurashvili, who was defrocked and stripped of his right to conduct religious services for supporting protesters, on his birthday.

FSB officers accused a resident of the village of Usemikent in the Kayakent District of making public calls for terrorist and extremist activities. The case was opened after the preacher's lecture was published online.

Azerbaijani border crossings have begun allowing trucks returning from Iran and heading back to the country. Dagestani trucks are also currently crossing the border.

The State Security Service of Azerbaijan reported the thwarting of several terrorist attacks planned by Iranian intelligence agencies in the country. The Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan were identified as the targets of the attacks.

The Khabez District Court of Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced Mukharabi Shebzukhov to 15 days of administrative arrest for comments he made in several VKontakte communities.

The appeal against the sentence of Yeysk stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin was rejected; his sentence was upheld.

The European Commission announced the suspension of visa-free entry for holders of Georgian diplomatic and service passports, effective today. These restrictions do not apply to Georgian citizens holding ordinary passports.

A criminal case has been opened against employees of the Nalchik Vodokanal following an incident on Pushkin Street, where an elderly woman fell into an open manhole.

The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced a Russian citizen to 14 years in prison after finding his money transfer to a Ukrainian serviceman's account to be treason.

Muslim Katsiev and Akhmed Merzhoev from the Nazran district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 183 Ingush soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced five prisoners in a penal colony in Kabardino-Balkaria to lengthy prison terms, finding them members of a terrorist organization.