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Investigative authorities are requesting the arrest of Vaghinak Ghazaryan, director of the Tashir Pizza chain, and Mayis Baghumyan, another person detained at the protest outside the Anti-Corruption Court. Investigators have requested house arrest for the 15 detainees.

Damages to agricultural enterprises from flooding in Dagestan exceeded 600 million rubles. More than 220 agricultural enterprises in Dagestan have filed claims for flood compensation.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgian parliament for the 508th time, demanding a change in political course and the release of political prisoners.

In Makhachkala's Turali neighborhood, homes were damaged by flooding, ruining floors and appliances, but residents were denied payments. Commentators noted that they had also experienced these denials.

Anapa authorities plan to deliver new sand to the resort's beaches in four stages, with a total of 90 days for the work. This delay, coupled with the lack of a contract with the contractor, could jeopardize the resort season, despite authorities stating the need to open the beaches by June 1, according to Telegram users.

Chechen Security Council Secretary Adam Kadyrov was awarded a commemorative medal in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Sever Regiment, which bears the name of his grandfather.

The fire at the Tuapse seaport has been extinguished, the emergency response team announced, assuring that an oil spill into the sea was avoided.

Arkady Sangadzhiev and Arslan Dolgaev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 225 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

Participants in a protest outside the Georgian government building called on authorities to implement humane sterilization programs for stray animals.

The Armenian National Congress Party has nominated former parliament member Levon Zurabyan as its prime ministerial candidate. Bright Armenia does not have a prime ministerial candidate, and the party has suggested that the opposition consolidate around Mikael Ajapayan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese.

Igor Petrov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,760 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The grounds of an aircraft factory and park in Taganrog have been cordoned off following an airstrike that injured three people today. Telegram users have urged authorities to evacuate the plant outside the city limits for the safety of residents.

Workers have cleared snow from the road to the village of Artlukh in the Kazbekovsky district, but residents of 14 more villages in the Dakhadaevsky, Tlyaratinsky, and Tsumadinsky districts remain without transport links.

Alexander Ogurtsov, Sergey Salnikov, and Bulat Tunekeshev from the Volodarsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 734 soldiers from the Astrakhan Region have been confirmed killed.

The number of flooded homes in Dagestan has more than halved in the past 24 hours. 544 people are in temporary accommodation centers.

Lyudmila Shchelkoldina, a resident of the village of Pavlovskaya, was released from prison after spending almost four years in prison on charges of extremism.

Before her arrest, Belkisa Mintsayeva traveled to Chechnya under pressure from security forces, who threatened to send her brother to the SVO. Even if the court orders the return of both daughters, who were taken away by her ex-husband, to Mintsayeva, the enforcement of this decision could take years, human rights activists noted.

Three wounded people required medical attention following a nighttime air strike in Taganrog. Several buildings in the city sustained minor damage, officials said.

The wife of Azer Gasimli, a political scientist convicted in Azerbaijan, has been charged with defamation. The woman's criminal prosecution was initiated following a complaint filed by someone recognized as a victim in her husband's case.

Authorities in the Aleksandrovsky District presented awards to the families of soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 935 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.