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Law enforcement officials in South Ossetia have detained a Georgian citizen accused of collecting and transmitting information about strategically important facilities.

Rosaviatsiya has imposed temporary restrictions on the operation of airports in Vladikavkaz, Grozny, and Magas.

The powers of Artur Maslov, a judge of the Soviet District Court of Rostov-on-Don suspected of bribery, have been terminated.

Restrictions on incoming and outgoing flights have been introduced at Volgograd Airport due to flight safety concerns.

Civil activist Tamara Mearakishvili told friends by phone that unknown individuals had broken into her apartment in Tskhinvali through the balcony. After this, contact with her was lost, reports a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Sultan Annatdaev, Ashurali Maldaev, Ramazan Khulatdaev, and Adylkhan Zubailov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,740 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Five security officers are stationed outside the apartment in Tskhinvali where civil activist Tamara Mearakishvili lives. Mearakishvili herself told a Caucasian Knot correspondent by telephone.

Ekaterina Kolotovkina, a member of the Russian Public Chamber, encountered three "masqueraded Heroes of Russia" at a gas station in the Rostov region. Apti Alaudinov, head of Akhmat, decided to stand up for one of them.

Former Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister David Babayan and former Defense Army Commander Levon Mnatsakanyan delivered their closing statements at a Baku court hearing today. Before them, former Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan delivered his closing statement, sparking a debate between Armenian and Azerbaijani Facebook users*.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Khusen Bakhmurziev to four years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.

The prosecutor's office challenged the second acquittal of Kabardino-Balkarian lawyer Diana Tsipinova, demanding that the case be remanded for a new trial. Tsipinova's defense team criticized the agency's position.

Ruslan Izzetli, arrested in Baku, has suffered a deteriorating condition due to gallstones. His wife, who had been recommended surgery even before his arrest, expressed fear for his life.

The court extended the pretrial detention of former Rostov city manager Alexei Logvinenko, who is accused of abuse of power.

Former Rostov Regional Court Chair Elena Zolotareva was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a fine of 170 million rubles, while her deputy was sentenced to 13 years in prison and a fine of 120 million rubles. The court also found two other defendants to be intermediaries in the bribery scheme, and a fifth defendant escaped punishment by signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

Fires on a pier and a tanker in the port of Taman, which started after a drone attack, have been extinguished, and firefighting efforts on a fuel oil pipeline are ongoing. Authorities have confirmed there is no oil spill.

Bekkhan Yusupov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,736 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Ten Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict returned to Hasanriz today. The total number of displaced persons who have returned to the village has reached 989.

Law enforcement officials suspect the former head of the Rostov-on-Don administration, who was arrested on charges of abuse of office, of accepting a bribe. Investigators believe other city hall employees were involved in the businessman's bribe.

Today, Azerbaijan began implementing the amnesty law announced to mark the country's Constitution and sovereignty year. The amnesty, which will affect approximately 20,000 people, will take four months.

Andrei Nechayev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,592 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.