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One of the cable cars at the Elbrus ski resort in Kabardino-Balkaria has been closed due to deteriorating weather conditions.

The progressive centrist party "Alliance" refused to participate in the parliamentary elections in Armenia; the Central Election Commission annulled its registration.

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

The charge against Artak Avetisyan, who called the Armenian Prime Minister a "traitor," has been reclassified from incitement to hooliganism.

Imprisoned opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, who suffers from pain, was allowed to undergo a specialized medical examination at a private civilian clinic. The politician's daughter expressed hope that the examination will lead to an accurate diagnosis and treatment for her father.

Former Kuban Vice Governor Sergei Vlasov, sentenced to 11 years in a maximum security penal colony five months ago, has gone missing in the military operation zone.

The first passenger train from Azerbaijan in six years, whose land borders were closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Tbilisi today.

Workers have cleared the road to 13 villages in the Charodinsky district, but residents of three villages in the Kurakhsky district remain without transport links.

The Baku Court of Appeal has accepted for consideration the appeal against the sentence of former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh, who were sentenced to life and long prison terms.

Mikhail Selivanov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,791 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Security forces prevented Afgan Sadygov from leaving Baku, a decision he called unfounded. The journalist's wife expressed concern that Azerbaijani authorities were planning to reopen his criminal prosecution.

Today, 417 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to Agdam.

The case of former Novocherkassk mayor Yuri Lysenko, who is accused of accepting a bribe, has been referred to court.

Materials for filing an anti-corruption lawsuit against Supreme Court Judge Albina Adzinova of Karachay-Cherkessia have been sent to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.

Anapa resident Maxim Ovchinnikov, who was searched for by his mother for more than 70 days after his arrest, has been found in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in Krasnodar.

The court released former Minister of Labor and Social Development Rasul Ibragimov, accused of embezzlement, to house arrest.

The High Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia has unanimously decided to overturn the resignation of former Supreme Court Judge Viktor Momotov, whose property, some of which is located in the Southern Federal District, was seized for state use and he has been deprived of all benefits.

Speaking at a rally in Gyumri, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promised to take the country's second city and its development "under his control." Some residents expressed dissatisfaction with the prime minister's previously unfulfilled promises and expressed concerns for the city's future if the Russian base withdraws.

The Baku Court of Appeals upheld the sentence of political scientist Azer Gasimli, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison on extortion charges. The defense maintains there is no evidence of Gasimli's guilt and intends to appeal the decision in cassation.

Abdulmuslim Gadzhiev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,952 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.