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Security forces raided the home of Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan's family. The search was aimed at finding the politician's cell phone, but the officers confiscated the phones of his wife, daughter, and granddaughters and threatened to return.

Murad Shakhov, Anatoly Dalmatov, and Vasily Karkach were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 851 fighters from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

Security forces in Armenia have detained Vladimir Zhilinsky, former coordinator of the Pskov-based "Golos"* movement, who arrived from Georgia. He has been arrested in absentia in Russia on charges of failing to perform his duties as a foreign agent, and a case of justifying terrorism has also been opened against him.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs never purchased "kamit"; it purchased and used a substance called "chlorobenzylidine malononitrile," a spokesperson for the Georgian State Security Service stated. Law enforcement officials have closed their investigation into abuse of power by security forces, but they are continuing their investigation into hostile actions against the country in connection with the BBC report.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on a massive strike on military and industrial facilities in Ukraine. The head of Chechnya described the strike as a response to the damage to the Grozny City business center.

Viktor Denisov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,564 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

To mark the start of the ski season, the Elbrus resort has opened a new ski area with two cable cars and 5.2 kilometers of new ski trails.

More than 1.5 billion rubles have been allocated from the federal budget for the development of energy and housing and communal services enterprises in Dagestan, Ingushetia, and North Ossetia.

Ruslan Maloshikhov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 848 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

Opposition party leader Ali Karimli denied charges of attempting to overthrow the government in Azerbaijan and called his criminal case political persecution.

The court sided with the Makhachkala administration, preventing the transfer of a large plot of land near Lake Ak-Gyol from municipal ownership, the mayor's office reported. Telegram users inquired about the authorities' plans to prevent development and improve the area around the lake.

Eskender Gasinov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,710 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Ruslan Abazov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

The court found former Georgian parliament member Luka Kurtanidze guilty of beating his ex-wife and sentenced him to seven months in prison.

Andrey Kravchenko was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,563 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The damage caused by the illegal mining farm, which was discovered in two uninhabited buildings in the village of Stary Cherek in the Urvansky District, was estimated at 5.8 million rubles.

A Ukrainian woman living in Krasnodar was arrested for 15 days, fined, and stripped of her citizenship for publicly discrediting the Russian army.

State Security Service officers detained Tezekhan Miralamli, an activist with the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan. His rented apartment was searched, and electronic media and documents were seized.

A court in Makhachkala has extended the detention of Dagestani religious figure Akhmad Batlukhsky, who was arrested on slander charges, by one month.

Relatives of political prisoners at a rally outside the Georgian parliament called on the authorities to disclose the names of the chemicals used to disperse protests in late 2024. Protesters marched from the parliament to the government office.