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Georgia's ombudsman has refused to present his position to the court on the case of Anton Chechin, who was sentenced to eight and a half years in a drug case. Chechin is feeling unwell and has not had a medical examination for a long time, although doctors have prescribed neurosurgery, his wife Manana Samkharadze said.

Airports in Volgograd and Gelendzhik have imposed restrictions due to the threat to flight safety, and a drone alert has also been declared in Rostov Oblast and Stavropol Krai. Several residential buildings have been damaged in the Don, acting governor Slyusar reported.

More than five thousand people came out in Yerevan for a rally of unity on the anniversary of the proclamation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The participants of the action called for the return of Karabakh Armenians to their homes and the release of Armenian captives who are in Azerbaijan.

Temirlan Abutalimov, who was awarded the title Hero of Russia for his participation in military operations, has been appointed acting Minister for National Policy and Religious Affairs. In Ukraine, Abutalimov is accused of executing prisoners.

A court in Stavropol Krai has given a suspended sentence to a local resident who posted obscene messages about security forces on a social network.

A court in Nalchik sentenced a serviceman from North Ossetia, Urusov, to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission.

At least 23 activists who spoke out against Tea Tsulukiani's statements about the 2008 war were detained near the parliament building in Tbilisi. Traffic on Rustaveli Avenue was blocked for the 279th day in a row.

At a meeting on current issues, Melikov demanded that the illegal construction in the Verkhniy Gunib nature park be dealt with.

Relatives of the fallen participants in the Karabakh wars and civilian victims of the war have lost the opportunity to visit the graves of their loved ones in Karabakh, but the memorial dedicated to the Karabakh people on the territory of the Yerablur military pantheon in Yerevan provides some consolation to the families of the victims, said the participants of the ceremony.

In parallel to the plenary session held in the Georgian parliament, the participants of the action protested against the conclusion of the temporary investigative commission on the issue related to the August 2008 war.

Sergey Taranov and Dmitry Vdovenko from Kamyshin were killed in the combat zone. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have named at least 1,314 combatants from the Volgograd region killed there.

Sergey Taranov and Dmitry Vdovenko from Kamyshin were killed in the combat zone. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have named at least 1,314 combatants from the Volgograd region killed there.

The court, when considering the case of blogger Areg Shchepikhin, is obliged to take into account the personality disorder diagnosed in him, even if it did not influence the commission of the crime, lawyers believe.

A criminal case has been opened against a Volgograd resident for justifying terrorist activity on the Internet.

Rescuers evacuated a tourist from Moscow from Elbrus who was injured during a rockfall.

A court in Tbilisi found eight protesters guilty of organizing group actions that violated public order and sentenced them to terms of two to two and a half years in prison. Salome Zurabishvili called the sentence politically motivated.

From September 3, the International Red Cross office in Azerbaijan will cease operations by decision of the country's authorities.

Yegor Blinov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 806 fighters from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

A Tbilisi court sentenced Russian citizen Anton Chechin to 8 years and 6 months in prison on drug charges. Chechin claims the drugs were planted on him for his participation in pro-European protests. After the verdict, bailiffs violently evicted the support group from the building.

About a hundred people are fighting a forest fire in the Untsukulsky district, its area has grown to 27 hectares. Residents of the village of Gimry are taking part in the fight against the fire even at night.