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Journalist Shamshad Aga, arrested in the Meydan TV case, has been granted short-term leave to attend his mother's funeral.

The two militants killed in Dagestan were planning terrorist attacks on a railway line and a religious site, the FSB reported.

The International Observatory for the Protection of Lawyers has demanded the release of Zabil Gahramanov, who was arrested in Azerbaijan.

Theft during the execution of a government contract in Khasavyurt occurred with the participation of an official from the Ministry of Construction of Dagestan.

Drones were shot down in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and Kamensky districts, authorities reported.

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court has received a petition for the in absentia arrest of Akhmed Bilalov, the former head of North Caucasus Resorts, who left Russia more than 12 years ago after criticizing Putin for delays in Olympic construction.

Ruslan Glushko from the Sovietsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 905 combatants from the Stavropol Territory killed there.

The Investigative Committee has reopened the investigation into the murder of Mikhail Khachaturyan by his daughters, despite a court ruling posthumously finding the businessman guilty of sexually abusing the girls. Khachaturyan's representative continues to dispute the sisters' allegations of sexual abuse by their father.

Dagestani journalists and residents reacted sharply to the publication by the head of the Center for Regional Policy Development, who called Sergei Melikov a "good crisis manager." They pointed out that the republic is facing a collapse in the housing and utilities sector, threatening political stability.

Armenian law enforcement agencies investigating the murder of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova in Yerevan continue to attempt to contact her family. They insist on the release of the body to the family members to avoid any future claims.

Ingushetia residents Akhmed Sakalov and Mukhammad Tumgoev were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of preparing sabotage and illegal trafficking of explosive devices.

Russian activists Vladimir Dubovsky and Alina Savelyeva, previously detained by Georgian police on charges of illegally crossing the state border, left Georgia after the ECHR banned Dubovsky's deportation to Russia.

Villagers from Gulli, Kaytag District, protesting the construction of a plant near the Artezan River, wrote appeals to the head of Dagestan and regulatory authorities, but received either no responses or formal replies stating no violations were found. A lawyer recommended going to court.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for a protest outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 427th day in a row. Activists who had served sentences for blocking a sidewalk also participated.

British citizen and English teacher Kuldip Singh was expelled from Abkhazia after being accused of espionage. Social media users pointed out the lack of evidence for the accusations.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Alexander Pavlyukov to nine years in a maximum-security penal colony for fraud against wounded soldiers, whom he promised evacuation from the front lines for money.

Several hundred employees of Rustavi Azot have declared a strike in the city of Rustavi. The employees are demanding higher wages, otherwise they have vowed to engage in continuous protests and paralyze the work process.

Khadizhat (Karina) Ramzanovna Kadyrova is the second daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov and a Chechen statesman. Since 2024, she has served as First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Chechen Government and Head of Administration.

Ernest Khachaturov questions the forensic examination findings, which identified heart disease as the cause of his son Alexander's death in the SVO zone. He is demanding a re-examination. According to his fellow soldiers, Alexander Khachaturov was killed in action.

Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin has opened a criminal case against Valery Sluka, a retired judge of the Sochi Central District Court. The case involves seven counts of mismanagement of municipal land plots in Sochi.