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Over a thousand comments were left by Facebook* users under a "Caucasian Knot" post about historians' calls to preserve Karabakh's Armenian heritage. The discussion escalated into mutual accusations of vandalism at various points in the region's history and the need for appeals to the international community.

The fine given to the Anapa resident who threw a pig's head near the mosque in the village of Kozet is an extremely lenient sentence. The court took into account the lack of intent to incite hatred and the lack of serious consequences. The sentencing emphasized the religious aspect, omitting the political component.

Telegram's significant slowdown in recent days has caused significant inconvenience for users in the North Caucasus republics. People have lost an accessible way to communicate with family members, while businesses have lost reliable connections with clients and are suffering losses.

A court in Maykop has remanded in custody a citizen of Ukraine and Russia accused of plotting to set fire to a volunteer group's building.

The court sentenced Islam Eleskhanov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.

A funeral was held in South Ossetia for Vadim Mamiyev, who was killed in combat. More than 40 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the Russian operation in Ukraine.

On the 475th day of continuous protests, participants in the meeting on Rustaveli Avenue unfurled a banner with the slogan “We do not recognize” outside the parliament building.

The law does not provide for state regulation of food prices, with the exception of a limited list of socially important products, and the Chechen Prosecutor's Office found no violations during raids on markets and stores. For all other goods, sellers set prices at their own discretion.

The Kirov District Court of Makhachkala arrested the deputy head of the Rosreestr office for Dagestan, Rashidkhan Abdullaev, for two months.

The Krasnodar City Hall refused to grant the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) permission to hold a rally against the blocking of Telegram at the requested location. Officials proposed holding the event at Klenovy Park, located ten kilometers from the city center.

FSB officers suspect a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria of collecting information about military installations on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence services.

Artur Suleimanov, who headed Dagestan's Ministry of Construction until the end of 2023, has been detained by law enforcement on charges of abuse of office and fraud.

The Novocherkassk Investigative Department has opened a criminal case against a local resident suspected of insulting the religious feelings of believers after an online post.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Abkhazia resident Timur Agrba to a lengthy prison term after security forces discovered that his publications glorified Shamil Basayev.

Krasnodar Krai Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov has been arrested in connection with a fraud case, and his home and office have been searched.

A Krasnodar court sentenced the leader of the Kuban independence movement in absentia to 11 years in prison for inciting a resident of the region to commit sabotage on a railway.

Dmitry Yushkin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,722 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

A court in Maykop has remanded in custody another teenager, whom investigators believe was involved in the arson of cellular communications equipment.

Roads in the village of Novokuli regularly flood after rainfall, creating serious problems for pedestrians, and authorities are taking no action, villagers complained. The Investigative Committee reported on a criminal investigation into violations of the rights of village residents.

A person injured in an airstrike in Slavyansk-on-Kuban has been hospitalized. Several residential buildings in the city were damaged, and authorities have begun investigating the damage.