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At least 4,435 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,565 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Residents of the Adilyotarsky village council lost 400 head of cattle, 360 head of sheep and goats, and nearly 30,000 poultry as a result of the flood. Most of the villagers' homes were damaged by the flood, and many remain submerged.

In the Kalachevsky district, awards were presented to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,752 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The court sentenced the owner of the warehouse that exploded in Vladikavkaz on April 10, and two organizers of pyrotechnics production, to two months' arrest.

The death of a three-year-old girl as a result of domestic violence is unique to Abkhazia, but human rights activists have documented similar cases. A law is needed that would protect victims of domestic violence, not just document its consequences.

Due to bad weather, all motor vehicle traffic is prohibited on the Transcaucasian Highway.

It's premature to talk about the complete safety of Anapa's beaches, which authorities have declared ready to open for the start of the holiday season. There's no public picture of the state of the environment, and it takes time for the ecosystem to recover.

In the Dakhadayevsky district, heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse on a road leading to five villages; there are no alternative routes.

The relatives of Shamil Artsuyev, a native of Chechnya detained at the Russian-Georgian border and whose fate they have been trying unsuccessfully to learn for almost four months, have demanded a personal meeting with the leadership of Russian security agencies and the Presidential Administration.

Participants in the daily protest gathered outside the Georgian Parliament for the 501st time, demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners.

Following changes to the housing program, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh complained about rising housing and rental prices in Armenia's regions. Analysts noted that the housing program, with its new provisions, still fails to address the needs of small families of internally displaced persons.

The Church and its flock must remain united and avoid schism, according to the Easter message of the Georgian Orthodox Church. It was delivered against the backdrop of the upcoming election of the Catholicos of Georgia following the death of Ilia II.

The road to the village of Guimi in the Laksky District is blocked by landslides, preventing residents from even getting groceries. Villagers have complained of a lack of assistance. Social media users have called on rescuers and authorities to provide assistance.

In the village of Urkarakh in the Dakhadaevsky District, 11 homes were damaged, residents were evacuated, and another 70 homes are at risk of collapse. Residents in the village of Kubachi, where three homes were caught in the landslide, were also evacuated.

In Dagestan, the former director of the company that maintained the Gedzhukh Dam, whose rupture led to flooding of villages in the Derbent district and deaths, has been detained.

A thousand bags of oil-contaminated soil have been collected from the beach in Vityazevo, clearing approximately half of the contaminated area. Volunteers received over three hundred contaminated birds, and many were unable to be helped in time.

On April 12, the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran resumed operations with a limited staff, a month after the evacuation of its diplomats. Baku believes that the embassy's rapid resumption of operations after the ceasefire underscores the importance Azerbaijan places on relations with Iran.

After law enforcement interviewed witnesses in the shootout in the village of Nizhny Dzhengutai, an elderly man died, and a young man who was present at the scene committed suicide. Investigators are conducting an investigation.

Activists at a rally in Yerevan demanded the release of 18-year-old David Minasyan, who was arrested following an incident at a church involving the prime minister, or that a non-custodial measure be chosen for the young man.

A minimal rise in water level in the new reservoir, which formed due to a landslide, was recorded over the past 24 hours. There is no threat to villages, the Gergebil District administration stated.