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Alla Soboleva, a defrauded Sochi shareholder accused of extorting developer Shamil Nunayev, testified in court for the first time, maintaining her innocence. Soboleva's defense team believes the court, which rejected all motions, is displaying blatant bias in its handling of the case.

The court acquitted Tamara Erzhibova, the head of the agricultural enterprise "Majesty," accused of fraud after delivering corn to the Prokhladny grain receiving facility. The director of the enterprise filed a lawsuit demanding that the acquittal be overturned.

Eight people were injured in a drone attack in the Takhtamukaysky District, seven of whom were hospitalized. Fifteen vehicles were burned, and another 25 were damaged.

In the village of Novaya Adygeya, a drone attack damaged a multi-story building and caused a fire. In the Krasnodar Krai, drone debris damaged two private homes and caused a small fire at an oil refinery.

Armenia will not be able to simultaneously adhere to EU standards and remain a full member of the Eurasian Economic Union. EU standards imply joining anti-Russian sanctions, the Russian Foreign Minister stated.

The punishment imposed on Andrei Glukhov, a student with cerebral palsy, for transferring three thousand rubles is disproportionate to the public danger, and his actions do not constitute a crime, human rights activists stated, demanding an end to the prosecution of the Volgograd resident.

The homes of Ali, Adam, and Abdullakh Kadyrov are located in close proximity to Ramzan Kadyrov's residence in Grozny; their combined value is estimated at more than two billion rubles, journalists have discovered.

Supporters of European integration gathered outside the Georgian parliament for the 419th day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners and the holding of new parliamentary elections.

Dagestani journalist Svetlana Anokhina, who lives abroad, admitted to writing the posts that formed the basis for the verdict in the army fake news case, but she does not consider them a crime.

The file of Aina Mankieva, a native of Ingushetia who fled domestic violence, has been removed from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' wanted list. However, no information has been released regarding the dismissal of the theft case against her.

Anapa's beaches need to open now, before tourists buy trips to other resorts, Telegram users commented on the governor's remarks about the need for a full resort season in Anapa and the Temryuk district.

Zalina Yevkurova, who demanded state attention to elders' pressure in custody disputes and state oversight of violations of the rights of mothers separated from their children, raised a pressing issue in Ingushetia and the North Caucasus. The state must not allow religion and tradition to take precedence over the law, human rights activists emphasized.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Anzor Kulimov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

Convicted protester Anastasia Zinovkina has been transferred to a closed prison, with her phone calls and visits restricted. Her defense has appealed the decision.

The Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala has remanded Ullubiy Khanmurzaev, former head of the Buinaksk District of Dagestan, in custody for two months on suspicion of fraud.

Water supply to homes in the Kemping microdistrict of Kaspiysk has been restored, but residents admitted they are buying bottled water out of concern about the poor quality of tap water.

The investigation's theory that the 16-year-old teenager planned to assemble an explosive device to attack security forces in Nalchik does not seem unrealistic. In recent years, numerous minors have been charged with terrorism-related offenses, according to human rights activists and a lawyer.

Due to design violations in a home for the disabled, security forces conducted searches at the home of Maxim Bondarenko, head of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district, who was attempting to sue a pensioner for 300,000 rubles for comments she made online.

In Baku, the pretrial detention of six women accused of hooliganism and disturbing the peace for distributing food to believers on the day of mourning has been extended. Human rights activists noted that the court imposed an excessively harsh pretrial detention measure and ignored arguments regarding the defendants' children.

A court in Kutaisi sentenced four protesters in Chiatura to prison, finding them guilty of beating a mine director.