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State Duma Deputy Biysultan Khamzayev has appealed to the Minister of Justice to investigate Alla Pugacheva's statements for extremism. The request was prompted by the singer's comments about Chechen separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev in her first interview since leaving Russia.

The landfills in Islamey have been cleared following a response from the prosecutor's office, but waste removal from various settlements in Kabardino-Balkaria remains a problem, according to local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot."

Timur Esmurziev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 147 Ingush soldiers killed there.

Mikhail Tkachenko and Roman Makarov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 815 service members from the Stavropol Krai.

Residents of various cities in Dagestan participated in collecting humanitarian aid for a group of refugees arriving from Palestine, providing them with an abundance of clothing and food.

Imprisoned journalist Polad Aslanov ended his lengthy hunger strike in Azerbaijan after the deputy head of the Penitentiary Service promised him a medical examination and an end to the ban on contact with his family.

Azerbaijani human rights activist Anar Mammadli pointed out to the court the political nature of his criminal prosecution and compared it to Soviet-era repression. The court refused to release journalist Anar Abdulla, who is also charged in the same case.

A 17-year-old teenager, wanted for several months in connection with an attack on police officers at a cemetery in Zelenokumsk, has been taken into custody. He is the fifth defendant in the case.

Convicted businessman Giorgi Chikvaidze in Georgia has declared a hunger strike, claiming he is under pressure from prison administration.

Andrei Shabliev was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 485 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Police in St. Petersburg detained a woman suspected of stealing a bull terrier puppy in Sochi. The dog's owner successfully filed a theft case, but believes the thief should be held accountable for animal cruelty.

Police in St. Petersburg detained a woman suspected of stealing a bull terrier puppy in Sochi. The dog's owner successfully filed a theft case, but believes the thief should be held accountable for animal cruelty.

The court sentenced activist Nika Narsia to 15 days in jail for failure to pay fines for blocking Rustaveli Avenue. Nika Narsia himself was not present at today's hearing.

A Moscow military court found Chechen native Tarkhan Eldukayev, a former security guard for Telman Ismailov, guilty of the attempted murder of the Gurshumov businessmen and sentenced him to 14.5 years in prison. Eldukayev was fully acquitted of the attempted murder of singer Avraam Russo.

The court sentenced Yulia Pasynkova to five years probation on charges of participating in the activities of an extremist organization.

The incident involving Karen Avanesyan in Stepanakert was staged; the mentally ill man was well known in the city and did not display any aggression. Human rights activists noted that this incident could be used for propaganda purposes.

The Borzilo couple from the Rostov region have submitted at least ten requests for DNA testing results in the adoption secret disclosure case, but have yet to receive them. The couple believes the testing is being deliberately delayed.

The state prosecutor requested sentences of 20 to 24 years for 18 fighters from the Aidar Battalion, which is designated a terrorist organization in Russia.

Lawyer Murad Adam, representing Chechen native Mansur Movlaev, reported receiving threats from a Russian phone number after he reported the involvement of a Russian activist detained in Kazakhstan in the case.

Gadzhi Dibirov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,558 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.