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Murtazali Murtazaliev, killed in a military operation, signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense after his conviction in the "airport case." The court found him a participant in the riots, although Murtazaliev himself claimed he was simply looking for his brother at the Makhachkala airport, according to his widow.

Valery Abramov and Ruslan Makarevich from the Aleksandrovsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 904 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered a criminal case to be opened under the article on negligence following complaints from Volzhsky residents about the failure to complete a major overhaul of a secondary school on time.

Tatyana Makarova, the owner of the "Forgotten Hearts" shelter, is in a medical facility; no pretrial detention measure has been determined for her. Animal rights activists are preparing a letter to the Russian State Duma in the hopes that the incident at the shelter will not be hushed up.

A landslide hit a multi-story building on Petrozavodskaya Street in Adler, and residents fear the building could collapse. Local authorities say there is no cause for alarm.

Security forces in North Ossetia have opened a criminal case against Bekkhan Tsurov, an Ingush man. According to his family, the case stemmed from a land dispute that escalated into a brawl, and they believe they are attempting to turn a domestic conflict into an interethnic one.

In several regions of the Krasnodar Territory, rising river waters were recorded due to melting snow, and flooding occurred in Novorossiysk.

A few hours after the fourth plaque disappeared, activists installed a new temporary plaque at the entrance to the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

In the first hours when rioters began arriving at Makhachkala Airport on October 29, 2023, there were just over a hundred security forces there, some without shields, helmets, or batons. They were unable to contain the onslaught of the crowd, which had arrived at the airport searching for the Israelis, according to court testimony.

A march against education reform took place today in central Tbilisi. The procession ended at the Georgian Parliament, where participants joined the pro-European protests that have been ongoing for 423 days.

Two activists from the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan have been arrested under administrative law. The party called the arrests for social media comments politically motivated.

After the road was cleared, truck traffic resumed along the Transcaucasian Highway, which connects Russia and South Ossetia.

The water supplier failed to record an 18-day outage in Kaspiysk, which warrants administrative proceedings and a large fine, the State Housing Inspectorate of Dagestan stated, demanding that water pressure be maintained at the proper level and the service fee be recalculated.

There have been no new fuel oil emissions in Anapa and the Temryuk district over the past week, the task force reported. Volunteers confirmed there were no new emissions, but bags of previously collected fuel oil-contaminated sand were found on the shore.

The memorial plaque restored by activists on the façade of the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered has been destroyed for the fourth time.

A video of Adam Kadyrov practicing shooting appeared on his Instagram*. The abbreviation for the Russian Special Forces University is visible in the frame. The date of the recording is not specified, but in the video, Adam Kadyrov is wearing a T-shirt.

Investigators have opened a criminal case in connection with the felling of more than 30 trees in Nalchik.

Yevgeny Lapin from the Chernoyarsk District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 681 soldiers from the Astrakhan Region have been confirmed killed.

A ban on heavy-duty vehicles on the Transcaucasian Highway between Russia and South Ossetia has been introduced due to deteriorating weather conditions.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has begun examining a complaint regarding widespread violations of voting secrecy during the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections.