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A military court in Nalchik sentenced Atmir Tokhov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

Authorities in two Kuban resort towns have changed the operating hours of educational institutions due to increasing drone strike threats. For Sochi, the March 11 attack was unprecedented in its duration.

The articles under which Zarifa Sautieva and other protest leaders in Ingushetia were convicted oblige the court to impose administrative supervision on those released from prison, with the defendants in the "Ingush Case" receiving the maximum possible terms of supervision.

The injured party disagrees with the charges brought against Chechen security officials Aziev and Yusupov in the case of Alexei Kardashov, the manager of a pharmacy in Khasavyurt. Kardashov's mother called the trial in Chechnya a "spectacle" and expressed confidence that it will not have an acceptable outcome.

Firefighters were unable to contain the fire at an oil depot in the suburbs of Tikhoretsk, and additional resources have been deployed to extinguish the blaze. Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) has detected elevated levels of harmful substances in the air.

Law enforcement officials conducted investigative actions at the Dagestan Ministry of Health, seizing departmental documents, according to law enforcement sources.

Police searched the bags and backpacks of people who had gathered outside the Georgian parliament building for the 470th day of continuous protests. According to the protesters, the officers were interested in the tents.

One employee of an agricultural enterprise in Kuban was killed in a drone attack, and two others were injured, the governor of Krasnodar Krai reported.

The Rostov Regional Court sentenced investigative journalist Sergei Reznik, who lives abroad, to ten years in prison on charges of extremism, rehabilitation of Nazism, and extortion.

Chechen residents reported that prices at markets and stores are rising and will increase even further just before Eid al-Fitr, noting that meat, dairy products, and fruit are among the most expensive items. Economists emphasized that this significant price increase is not related to the VAT hike.

Officers from the Center for Combating Extremism and the Federal Security Service (FSB) Directorate for Kabardino-Balkaria reported on the suppression of the financing of an extremist organization by a 62-year-old resident of the Prokhladnensky District.

One of the protesters, Darejan Tskhvitaria, who was a regular at the protest, claims her tent caught fire last night. The activist believes the fire was set deliberately.

The appeal hearing against the sentence of Chechen teenager Roman Murdiev has been postponed for two weeks. The teenager is studying and receiving medication, but he has not undergone the required medical examination.

A magistrate in the Takhtamukaysky District found an Anapa resident guilty of insulting religious feelings and sentenced him to a fine of 60,000 rubles.

In just a few hours, volunteers from "Net, Sieve, Shovel" sifted sand and collected 200 kilograms of fuel oil from the beach in Vityazevo.

The fire at the Tikhoretsk oil depot has reached 3,800 square meters. Sanitary authorities have advised people to stay indoors and close their windows.

The rise in food prices is due to price hikes by suppliers and is a necessary step for retailers, Dagestani entrepreneurs said after government calls to hold prices low ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

The suspension of transport between Azerbaijan and Iran, while brief, had no consequences. The lifting of travel restrictions stems from Baku's reluctance to escalate the conflict with its neighbor. Overall, Iran is more interested in trade with Azerbaijan, while Russia benefits from transit, Baku-based analysts noted.

The Kadyrov Foundation's donations (other income) totaled 1.2 billion rubles in 2025, while losses amounted to more than 8 million rubles, according to the foundation's report.

The European Parliament condemned the politically motivated detention of Elene Khoshtaria and other opposition politicians and protesters.