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Demonstrators in Tbilisi managed to symbolically block traffic on Rustaveli Avenue for a short time; after the protest, security forces detained some of its participants.

Convicted Russian citizen Anastasia Zinovkina has received medical care in prison and does not require inpatient treatment, the Georgian Penitentiary Service stated in response to activists' demands.

Chechen native Said-Khamzat Baysarov, who had previously been involved in a terrorist financing case in Moscow, emerged from the Yerevan apartment where Aishat Baimuradova was killed, along with Karina Iminova.

Ruslan Shadov from the Mozdok district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 501 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

A court in Volgograd sentenced Dagestani native Gasan Abukov to two and a half years in prison for attacking and beating a Jewish man on the street.

Road workers have restored road links to villages in Dagestan's Charodinsky District following a landslide that cut off 19 settlements.

Protesters in Tbilisi gathered outside the office of Public Defender Levan Ioseliani and asked for help for a Russian woman. They claimed that no one was paying attention to Anastasia Zinovkina, who has spinal problems and needs treatment at a clinic.

Activist Vafa Nagi's elderly father was attacked in Azerbaijan's Neftchala region. The activist linked the attack to her activism.

Activist Vafa Nagi's elderly father was attacked in Azerbaijan's Neftchala region. The activist linked the attack to her activism.

An Armenian court has sentenced Gevork Nersisyan, brother of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, to a month of pretrial detention on charges of obstructing election campaigning. His son, Hambardzum Nersisyan, faces similar charges.

Lieutenant Colonel Nurgaleev was sentenced to three years in prison for receiving two medals and the 400,000 rubles that came with them.

The case against the leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh has sparked heated debate among people of Armenian and Azerbaijani descent on social media, both about the fairness of the trial itself and the origins of the conflict between the two countries.

Journalist Farid Mehralizade, serving a prison sentence in Azerbaijan, has been awarded the 2025 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award. U.S. Congressman James McGovern called for Mehralizade's release and the dismissal of charges against his wife, activist Nargiz Mukhtarova.

Oleg Bondarenko from the Mozdok district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 500 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Makhachkala City Hall officials removed several dozen building extensions, entrances, and flower beds from sidewalks in the city center. Residents complained that the streets' appearance had significantly deteriorated as a result.

A man arrested for shooting at a wedding in Makhachkala explained to police that he wanted to support a friend. Some Telegram users called the shooting a tribute to tradition, while their opponents pointed out the danger of such actions.

In the Sredneakhtubinsky district, awards were presented to the families of six soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,469 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

A court has suspended the operation of the Nalchik cable car for 90 days, ruling it unsafe for visitors after 12 people were injured when a cable broke.

Last night, the military shot down 29 drones in the Rostov region, four in the Volgograd region, and one in Stavropol.

Authorities have announced the end of the drone strike threat in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, and Stavropol Krai.