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The prison service has relaxed the prison regime for Muslim Unity activist Jahad Babakishizade, who went on a hunger strike to protest the restrictions on his rights.

The court found Dagestani native Islam Batsiev guilty of attacking Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya and sentenced him to 21 years in a maximum-security penal colony.

Four people, including three natives of Dagestan, were arrested in France for plotting to assassinate Vladimir Osechkin*, founder of the Gulagu.net project. The detainees denied their guilt.

Participants in the video message called for employees of the Marton chain hotels to remain employed and not lose their income. Some hotels are operating, but the staff is in a state of uncertainty.

The storm washed a large amount of debris onto the coast of Anapa, and the wet sand is unsiftable. Mechanical sand removal has been suspended, the task force reported, describing the amount of fuel oil washed ashore as insignificant.

Last night, air defense forces neutralized 61 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Russian regions. Thirteen of them were shot down in the Rostov Region, and another six were shot down over the Black Sea.

The restrictions imposed overnight on airport operations in Sochi and Krasnodar have been lifted.

Air defense forces intercepted drones tonight in Novoshakhtinsk, Millerovsky, Belokalitvinsky, Krasnosulinsky, and Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky districts.

In Sochi, air defense forces are repelling a missile attack on the resort city.

Air defense forces are repelling a drone attack on Sochi, the city's mayor said. Residents heard sirens and explosions. Sochi Airport is closed to aircraft, and additional restrictions have been imposed at Krasnodar Airport.

The Marton hotel chain in Krasnodar held a significant market share, and the simultaneous closure of its hotels will seriously impact the industry and consumer confidence, tourism industry representatives said.

Police officers visited the home of Tikhoretsk animal rights activist Denis Dzhalaganiya following a new denunciation from Oksana Zhiteneva, head of the Stavropol animal rights organization. This time, Zhiteneva accused Dzhalaganiya of embezzling funds from activists.

Takhir Gekkiev and Andrei Grebenshchikov from the Elbrus district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly acknowledged the deaths of at least 306 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria.

Muscovite Anastasia Goysan, who spent more than six months in a Makhachkala pretrial detention center on charges of embezzlement, has secured the transfer of her case to the capital for trial.

The Council of Judges of Russia has accepted the early resignation of its chairman, Viktor Momotov, who led the organization since 2016.

Following a court hearing in the case of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and his supporters, security forces detained the priest's lawyer, Alexander Kochubaev. The Investigative Committee cited a criminal case for disclosing defamatory information as the reason. The human rights activist believes the case against Kochubaev is politically motivated.

The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia upheld the sentence of a local resident whose faulty car injured several tourists.

Activists in the Yubileiny microdistrict reported that they were unable to participate in the in-person discussion of the green space development on the embankment. They are holding pickets and distributing leaflets against the church construction, urging residents to submit their opinions online. They disagreed with the location of the rally proposed by the authorities.

Activists in Tbilisi continued their lengthy protest outside the Georgian parliament building despite tougher penalties for participating in demonstrations.

Ruslan Konstantinov and Sergey Kiselev were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,425 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.