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A magazine about the civil struggle of Georgian women was presented to activists gathered in Tbilisi in front of the parliament building on the 695th day of continuous protests.

The court in Volgograd has detained elderly activist Stepan Golich, whose posts on social media were deemed "knowingly false information" about the Russian armed forces.

The Rostov Regional Court upheld the four-year sentence of the former head of Zernograd, Irina Polishchuk, convicted in a case of abuse of power.

The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia extended the detention period of the country's second president Robert Kocharyan and his son Sedrak for two months, who are accused of financial abuses and money laundering.

Investigators in Rostov-on-Don reported on the criminal prosecution of a resident of Shakhty, who was caught by the FSB in money transfers to a banned organization.

Hakim Shakhmurzaev, Musa Kalabekov, and Akhmat Gemuyev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 489 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed there.

The Labinsk inter-district investigative department has completed the investigation of a criminal case against a 52-year-old local resident. He is accused of hooliganism committed out of hatred and enmity.

The Soviet District Court of Vladikavkaz has arrested David Korolev-Gagloev for two months in connection with the shooting of two restaurant visitors, including Chechen MMA fighter Ibrahim Islamov, known as Nikarho.

The participant of the special military operation, Gadji Malamagomedov, who had been missing for two years, was buried in his native village. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 2177 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

The storm washed oil products onto the coast of Kuban, but their quantity is insignificant, noted volunteers. The Aframax Rio tanker, which caught fire due to a drone attack, is still waiting to be unloaded.

The Investigative Committee of Dagestan has completed the investigation into the criminal case regarding the elevator fall in an apartment building on Elza Ibrahimova Street in the Lenin District of Makhachkala. A 56-year-old developer of the building will stand trial.

During the three days of consideration of the lawsuit to ban opposition parties in the Constitutional Court of Georgia, none of the parties' motions were granted — a total of 13. On October 26, a decision will be announced regarding another motion to question representatives of "Georgian Dream" in court, including Bidzina Ivanishvili, after which the substantive examination of the lawsuit will begin.

In Azerbaijan, despite protests from believers, restrictions on the admission of female students and teachers in hijabs continue to be enforced in schools. After mass detentions of participants in protests in the village of Nardaran, parents are afraid to speak out publicly against the ban, and some prefer to keep their daughters at home.

The Anti-Corruption Committee reported the detention of another 10 people in the case of the alleged bribery of voters ahead of the elections to the Council of Elders of Stepanavan. A total of 24 people have been detained. The defense of the candidate for the head of the Stepanavan community from the "Strong Armenia" party, Arsen Gevorgyan, indicated that the money was intended for election expenses.

The Lenkaran Court for Serious Crimes rejected the defense's motion for the release of journalist Afghan Sadigov from custody on October 23. The lawyer also demanded to remove the journalist from the glass booth in the courtroom, but this issue has been postponed until the next hearing. Sadigov does not admit guilt to the charges of extortion.

Russia left the second request from the Investigative Committee of Armenia for assistance in the investigation of the murder of Chechen native Aishat Baymurodova unanswered. The cause of death was identified by the investigation as asphyxiation.

If a person takes up arms and goes to kill a law enforcement officer, their entire family should bear responsibility up to blood revenge, and such families have no place in the republic, said the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, after information about the murder in the Gudermes district of a suspect involved in diversions.

Ivan Petrusha was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1041 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

The average price of gasoline in the Southern Federal District for the week from October 13 to 19 was 82.66 rubles, while in Kalmykia it was 102 rubles. A liter of AI-95 costs an average of 110 rubles in the republic, according to statistical data.

Electricity was emergency shut off in seven settlements of the Khasavyurt and Khunzakh districts. The Ministry of Emergency Situations promised to restore power to residents by evening.