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Closing arguments have concluded in the case against the former executives of Gazprom Gas Distribution Krasnodar, including former Kuban Legislative Assembly deputy Alexey Rudnev. They are accused of bribery. The prosecutor requested sentences ranging from 16 to 22 years.

The property of Kuban Vice-Governor Andrei Korobka, his relatives, and associates, totaling over 10 billion rubles, was confiscated by the state. The court also dismissed the arrested official from his post.

A resident of the village of Giaginskaya in Adygea has been accused of desecrating military graves by extinguishing the eternal flame at the "Mass Grave" memorial.

On the 496th day of continuous protests outside the Georgian parliament, a solidarity rally for deported Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov continued. One activist repeated the symbolic burning of portraits of dictators that Sadigov periodically staged on Rustaveli Avenue.

Power and communications have been restored in the village of Mamedkala, which was flooded after a dam burst, but the situation remains dire, local residents said.

A representative of the Dagestan government in Iran reported an extremely unfavorable situation for road transport operators in Iran.

Ten Muslim prisoners in a Taganrog pretrial detention facility refused food and water in protest against the systematic violation of their rights.

The Anapa City Court has issued a lenient pretrial detention order for Anapa Deputy Head Natalia Ryabokon, who is accused of abuse of office.

Kabardino-Balkaria sent several shipments of humanitarian aid to residents of Dagestan affected by flooding. Four Russian regions and Abkhazia also reported assistance to Dagestanis affected by the disaster.

Security forces detained a man in Cherkessk whose comments containing "anti-Russian statements" attracted the attention of counter-extremism operatives.

Over 800 socially significant facilities have been damaged by flooding in Dagestan, with approximately 1.5 million residents affected by the emergency. The republic's emergency level has been upgraded from regional to federal amid forecasts of a third wave of floods.

A court in Krasnodar has remanded Deputy Governor of Kuban Andrei Korobka in custody for two months on charges of fraud. During a search of his home, law enforcement officers seized nearly 1 billion rubles in cash in various currencies, and the official's total assets are estimated at 10 billion.

The body of an elderly woman missing for three days has been found in Mamedkala. The pensioner is the sixth victim of the devastating flood.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ordered compensation for Khadija Ismayilova's unlawful ban on leaving Azerbaijan. The journalist's defense team called the ECHR decision an important precedent in disputes over travel restrictions.

More than 6,200 people were affected by flooding in Dagestan, with more than 700 people in temporary accommodation centers, the regional governor reported.

The floodwaters in Chechnya have already receded, and people are rebuilding their homes with the help of fellow villagers and authorities, local residents said.

Today, 142 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the Karabakh conflict returned to Khojavend. The number of displaced persons returned to the city has reached 904.

The Muslim Administration called on residents of Kabardino-Balkaria to bring items and food to collection points for those affected by the floods in Dagestan.

A court in Grozny has designated the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and its branches in 14 countries as terrorist organizations. The organization's activities have been banned in Russia.

A ban on vehicle traffic on the road to the village of Talgi from Makhachkala has been introduced due to waterlogged soil and increased landslide activity.