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The Cassation Court upheld the victims' appeals and overturned the decision to dismiss the criminal case against participants in shared construction projects in Sochi.

A court in Kuban sentenced Elena Gadrshina from the village of Vyselki to a suspended sentence, finding her to be a member of an extremist organization. The defense pointed out a number of violations committed by the investigation.

Zhalgas Iraliev and Mansur Yakupov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 652 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

The court has set a date for the first hearing in the case of a 91-year-old pensioner from the Kuban village of Dinskaya, accused of indecent assault by teenage girls. Out of concern for the defendant's health and life, his lawyer requested that the court hold an off-site hearing.

At the trial of Ruben Vardanyan, who became head of the Nagorno-Karabakh government in 2022, Azerbaijani citizens testified about shelling that took place long before Vardanyan moved to Karabakh.

A drone attack in the Rostov region damaged a private home and an administrative building. According to the Ministry of Defense, 19 drones were shot down overnight in two regions of the Southern Federal District.

Nikolai Zadorozhny was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,508 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The court has ordered the son of Gyumri Mayor Spartak Ghukasyan, accused of hooliganism, to be remanded in custody for two months.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has approved the indictment in the Kopaigorodskys' bribery case and sent the criminal case to the Supreme Court for a determination of jurisdiction.

An Azerbaijani court has remanded Zahireddin Ibrahimov, chairman of the Committee for the Protection of Ethnic Minorities' Rights, in custody for five months.

A Tbilisi court sentenced Nino Bardzimishvili, a participant in the protest movement in support of musician Mate Devidze, to two days' detention. Another protester, Ketevan Khuskivadze, was fined.

A court in Rostov-on-Don found Tatyana Mitina guilty of treason and sentenced her to 12 years in prison.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration held a short march in Tbilisi, demanding the release of political prisoners and new elections. Police obstructed the demonstrators' progress and detained several participants.

The Prosecutor General's Office's claim to seize the real estate and other assets of former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev* has been upheld. The court also agreed to recognize Gadzhiev's* family as an extremist organization.

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has increased the developer's sentence, replacing his suspended sentence with two years and ten months in prison for embezzling nearly 50 million rubles.

The degradation of the Western Substeppe Ilmen ecosystem is seriously impairing the quality of life for local residents and threatening the ecology of the entire region. Addressing the problem requires a systematic approach and significant resources, but authorities are ignoring its importance and severity.

The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced a 45-year-old resident of the republic to 14 years in a maximum-security prison colony, finding him guilty of treason.

The total number of patients hospitalized after the poisoning at the Makhachkala cafe has reached 16; all have completed treatment and returned home. A criminal investigation is underway, and Rospotrebnadzor has suspended the cafe's operations and is preparing a lawsuit.

Magomedsagid Latipov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,689 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Security forces used excessive force when detaining participants in the November 19 march in Tbilisi, and at the police station, some of those detained were required to strip naked, a lawyer reported.