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A court sentenced a prisoner in a Komi pretrial detention center to three years in a maximum-security prison, finding him guilty of justifying terrorism for talking to fellow inmates about the hostage-taking at Penal Colony No. 19 in the Volgograd region in the summer of 2024.

Developing a trolleybus network in Rostov-on-Don will address the city's pressing air pollution problem and will not require significant investment, but private transport companies are lobbying against this mode of transport.

Acting Vice Governor of Krasnodar Krai Alexander Vlasov announced his resignation due to his departure for the front as part of the Kuban Cossack Brigade. A few hours later, he was arrested for embezzling funds intended for military personnel.

During a court hearing in Baku, journalist Farid Ismailov stated that he was threatened by another prisoner while in custody.

Protesters in Tbilisi have blocked traffic in front of the Georgian Parliament for the 306th day in a row. Activists have announced a march in support of women involved in the struggle for October 1.

An opponent of the head of the Akhmat special forces, MMA fighter Max Divnich, posted a video of an Akhmat flag at the grave of Russian General Alexei Yermolov, who fought against the Chechens. Judging by the video, the flag was brought to the grave by an Akhmat supporter.

Blogger Areg Shchepikhin called for "beating up Chechens and Dagestanis" in his videos, insulting Muslims and Jews, according to prosecution witnesses questioned at the hearing. The witnesses cited their patriotic beliefs, while Shchepikhin identified himself as a presidential candidate in Russia.

Residents of two streets in Makhachkala demanded that utility services and regulatory authorities address a long-standing stormwater drainage problem.

Valery Golota, head of the Russian National Guard in North Ossetia, and several of his subordinates have been arrested in connection with a bribery case, law enforcement sources reported.

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case against the parents of convicted criminal Giorgi Bachiashvili on charges of facilitating the laundering of illegal proceeds.

The prosecution requested a sentence of two years and six months in prison for Mikael Ajapayan, the head of the Shirak Diocese, on charges of calling for the seizure of power. The court deferred the decision on Ajapayan's sentence.

In Ingushetia, the identities of wedding party members who staged a massive drifting incident involving automatic weapons fire near a federal highway have been established.

The Cherkessk City Court of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic found Anastasia Melnikova, a resident of the region, guilty of publicly displaying symbols of an extremist organization, the "LGBT* Movement."

Denis Vodolazov from the Mozdok district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 487 combatants killed there.

Investigators in Kabardino-Balkaria have formally charged two arrested defendants in the Elbrus cable car accident case with the deaths of passengers.

The court heard the criminal case against teenager Muslim Murdiyev. Following the hearing, he was found guilty and sentenced to one year and 11 months in prison.

Human rights activist Anar Mammadli, who is under arrest in Azerbaijan, is denied access to effective medical care, his father and lawyer said.

From October 1, public transport fares in Azerbaijan will increase by 20 percent.

Residents of a building in Krasnodar have reported the inaction of officials and the management company. According to residents, sewage has been leaking from the road into their courtyard for over a week.

Police in Ingushetia are searching for local residents in expensive foreign cars who drifted and fired automatic weapons near a gas station.