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An appellate court in Tbilisi has rejected the appeal against the arrest of social studies teacher Nino Datashvili, who is accused of attacking bailiffs.

A court in Yerevan has chosen a measure of restraint for the head of the Shirak Diocese, Mikael Ajapakhyan, who is accused of calling for the seizure of power. The archbishop's lawyers called the accusation unfounded.

The investigation of criminal cases of participation in military operations in Chechnya allows security forces to curry favor, but leaves doubts about the objectivity of the investigation and the guilt of the convicted, the human rights activist and political scientist pointed out.

The military has neutralized a drone launched from Ukraine in Krasnodar Krai. Seven more drones have been shot down over the Azov and Black Seas.

A Tbilisi court has sentenced opposition politician Nika Melia to eight months in prison after finding him guilty of disobeying a parliamentary investigative commission.

Security forces in Armenia have detained Archbishop Mikael Ajapakhyan, he is charged with calls to seize power. Ajapakhyan has declared his innocence.

A resident of the village of Belozerny was detained for setting fire to an electrical cabinet on the railway; a criminal case was opened under the article on a terrorist act.

The leader of the opposition party "Droa" Elene Khoshtaria declared an indefinite hunger strike outside the parliament building, protesting against the policies of the Georgian authorities.

The claim to limit the parental rights of activist Lyudmila Borzilo, a mother of many children, was withdrawn by the applicant herself, the guardianship and trusteeship authority of the Orlovsky district of the Rostov region.

Another child injured in a gas explosion in Dagestan's Buinaksk region has died in hospital, bringing the death toll from the incident to three.

Ramzan Kadyrov's third son, 17-year-old Adam Kadyrov, is marrying a fellow villager named Medni. The wedding is being celebrated in the Kadyrovs' ancestral village, his older sister Aishat reported.

Nikolai Volokhov, killed in Ukraine, is buried in Lermontov. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have publicly named at least 767 soldiers from Stavropol Krai killed there.

People posing as police officers lured a resident of Vladikavkaz to a date with a young man, after which they forced him to cooperate, demanding that he give them information about other gays.

Human rights activists pointed out the contradiction between the testimony of security forces and the recording of the arrest, which shows Musaeva being dragged by the arms and legs.

The National Security Service explained its refusal to detain Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan on the territory of the Echmiadzin Monastery by the desire to avoid escalating the conflict with believers.

Sergei Stepanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 86 fighters from Adygea have been officially recognized as killed.

Ramzan Kadyrov received a new award - the honorary badge "Centaur" of the Council of Chief Architects of Russia for his contribution to the development of urban development.

The Krasnodar Territory Operational Headquarters stated that fines may be applied to those visiting dangerous zones in Anapa despite the ban. However, this is an extreme measure.

A court in Stavropol has sentenced five residents of Dagestan to prison terms, recognizing them as participants in the riots at the Makhachkala airport. The number of those convicted in the "airport case" has reached 122.

Armenian security forces are conducting a search in the building of the Shirak Diocese in connection with the case of Archbishop Mikael Ajapakhyan, who is suspected of calling for the violent overthrow of the government. Ajapakhyan's lawyer was barred from being present during the search.