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Zaur Kaituev, a lawyer with the Makhachkala Bar Association who was beaten outside a law enforcement agency building in June 2025, complained to Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, about the delays in the investigation and the significant pressure being placed on him and his family.

A court has remanded in custody for two months a man suspected of murdering a mother of four in Dagestan. According to sources, he previously served as imam of the Tarumovskaya mosque and had a reputation as a righteous man.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 434th day in a row. In addition to demanding new elections and the release of political prisoners, they also demanded the repeal of the education reform.

The Belorechensky District Court sentenced Ksenia Belova, a native of the Chelyabinsk region, to one year and six months in prison for financing the activities of an organization banned in Russia.

The President of Abkhazia called Ibragim Yaganov's* suggestion that the Russian helicopter carrying civilians shot down over the village of Lata could have been a military target blasphemous. The prosecutor's office reported on its investigation.

All children hospitalized after carbon monoxide poisoning at a kindergarten in the village of Paraul in the Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan have been discharged from the hospital.

An attempted terrorist attack at a correctional facility in the Krasnodar Region has been thwarted. According to security officials, the inmate was planning an armed attack on administration staff and arson.

Roads in the Tsuntinsky District were blocked by snow due to avalanches. Residents were forced to carry the body for burial in their home village and manually dig out ambulances. Dagestanavtodor reported on the road clearing.

A resident of Dagestan, previously accused of preparing a terrorist attack, is also accused of teaching terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist organization.

A mother of four from the village of Krasny Voskhod was murdered by her partner out of jealousy. The suspect has been detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. According to sources, the detained mullah regularly beat the woman. A week earlier, it was reported that a suspect in the murder of Malvina Magomedova, a mother of three, had been detained.

The security officers from Krasnodar Krai convicted of beating security guard Fyodor Valko will serve their sentences in a penal colony for former law enforcement officers. They could be released on parole as early as April.

Artemy Ostanin was sentenced to five years and nine months for monologues about a legless man and an imaginary dialogue with Jesus Christ. The comedian pleaded not guilty.

The European Court of Human Rights has begun communication on the high-profile case in Azerbaijan of Ilkin Suleymanov, convicted of murdering a 10-year-old girl. According to his defense, Suleymanov did not commit the crime.

The beaches of Anapa and the Temryuk district are still unsuitable for recreation following the fuel oil spill, according to the head of Rospotrebnadzor. She did not rule out that the situation could change by the start of the summer season.

The President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia discussed the ongoing economic cooperation at a meeting in the UAE and agreed to explore opportunities to expand trade between the two countries.

Predictably, the condition of the Chechen leader's son following the accident hasn't drawn the attention of ordinary residents of the republic, according to many social media users. Some commenters questioned the indifference of Chechen residents.

Valery Shcheglyaev from the Iki-Burulsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 210 fighters from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

The international organization Free Press Unlimited has awarded the "Free Press Award" to journalist Ulviyya Ali, who was arrested in Baku, in the "Most Resilient Journalist" category.

The military shot down four drones in the Rostov region and one in the Astrakhan region.

More than 1,400 heavy-duty trucks have accumulated in North Ossetia at the Verkhniy Lars checkpoint. Drivers of passenger cars are also awaiting the opening of the Georgian Military Highway.