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The Abkhaz opposition held a rally in front of the Supreme Court building, accusing the head of the presidential administration, Beslan Eshba, of exacerbating political tensions in the republic and calling on him to resign.

An explosion occurred in Mount Mamzyshkha in Abkhazia, and debris was found at the site, which, according to preliminary information, belonged to a UAV.

A Dagestani blogger filmed himself stomping on chocolate bars in a store and urged people not to buy them, as the manufacturers directly or indirectly sponsor the Palestinian genocide. Commenters on Telegram found this behavior disgraceful.

A delegation of Balkars attended the memorial events marking the 82nd anniversary of the forced deportation of the Vainakh people in Ingushetia. Only one regional head in the North Caucasus Federal District expressed public condolences to the Chechens and Ingush.

A 55-year-old housewife from Akhuryan was arrested for one month after reporting a fake account created in her name to police and was charged with inciting violence for a post about Nikol Pashinyan.

Trade union activist Sara Rahimova was unable to clarify the reasons for the ban on her leaving Azerbaijan and the criminal case against her, even though the investigator himself promised to contact her on February 23.

The Slavyansk City Court extended the house arrest of Hieromonk Ilya Sigida, who is accused of desecrating symbols of military glory through online publications, until March 20.

Ruslan Mikhraliev from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have officially recognized at least 1,818 fighters from Dagestan as killed.

Participants in the protest on Rustaveli Avenue, now in its 453rd day, honored the memory of the Georgian cadets and volunteers who died in an unequal battle with the Red Army in February 1921. Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov burned photographs of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Vladimir Putin, and the Kremlin.

A homemade memorial plaque installed by activists on the facade of Anna Politkovskaya's Moscow home was once again destroyed. A stenciled inscription about the journalist's murder was also painted over.

Muradin Konov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 183 soldiers from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed there.

Tbilisi City Court Judge Tamar Makharablidze ordered Nika Gvaramia, leader of the opposition coalition "For Change," to post bail of 30,000 lari (approximately $11,000) as a preventative measure in the "sabotage case." The politician himself stated that he was unclear of the charges against him.

In Chechnya, an official memorial rally for the victims of deportation has been established, featuring officials and security forces, without the mass participation of ordinary Chechen residents, who observe the memorial day in a small family circle.

293 people who left during the Karabakh conflict returned to the villages of Ashagy Oratag, Chyldyran, Chapar and Heyvali in the Agdere region, and 63 families received keys to their homes.

Residents of the village of Turumovka use water from an artesian well, but the storage tank has long since fallen into disrepair. Due to the administration's failure to respond to residents' complaints, a criminal case has been opened.

Artur Gan from Kamyshin was killed during a special operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,692 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The event took place at the Memorial of Memory and Glory in Nazran.

Sochi Airport suspended operations for the third time in one day.

Participants in the memorial ceremony commemorating the deportation of the Vainakhs gathered at the memorial complex in the village of Novokuli. However, the authorities considered the event a religious one.

The Public Committee for the Defense of the Rights of the Arrested Head of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Ali Kerimli, called on the international community to increase pressure on the Azerbaijani authorities to secure his release and that of other political prisoners.