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An airstrike in the Rostov region injured three adults and a preschooler and left them hospitalized. A temporary shelter has been opened in the regional center for residents of the damaged apartment building.

The court upheld the preventive measure for one of the leaders of "Lelo - Strong Georgia," Aleko Elisashvili, who is accused of a terrorist attack due to an attempt to set fire to a court office.

The case of two Armenian residents accused of murdering the head of the Parakar community, Volodya Grigoryan, and police officer Karen Abrahamyan, has been sent to court.

Krasnodar officials and prosecutors inspected the quality of snow removal in courtyards, identifying over 200 violations in two days. Local authorities claim that over 30 pieces of specialized equipment are clearing roads, but Krasnodar residents claim they haven't seen any of it.

In the western part of Rostov-on-Don, several apartment buildings were damaged as a result of an air strike, and a fire occurred at an industrial plant.

A Moscow court has remanded former Rostov Region Finance Minister Lilia Fedotova, who is accused of abuse of power, in custody until February 3.

Armenian public figures have appealed to the country's prosecutor's office, demanding criminal prosecution of Russian television host Vladimir Solovyov for calling for aggression against Armenia.

The Temryuk District Court sentenced Yuri Sysoev to five years in prison for a social media post. He pleaded not guilty.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled that the criminal prosecution of Azerbaijani activist Elgiz Gahraman (Gahramanov) in a drug case in 2016 was unlawful. The ECHR ordered the Azerbaijani government to pay him compensation in excess of 12,000 euros.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration held their traditional rally outside the parliament building on the 412th day of continuous protests. Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov burned an effigy of Irakli Kobakhidze during the rally.

A conscript soldier from Dagestan, Magomedbek Khizbulaev, stated in the hospital that he had been beaten, and that his commanders' version of a fall from a tower was inconsistent with the nature of his injuries. His family received information about the incident from a fellow soldier; the military unit did not notify the family.

Aleksandr Sakaniya, a member of the Russian Volunteer Corps* who was involved in selecting candidates for recruitment from Georgia, was sentenced to 19 years in prison in Russia.

An elderly woman died in one of the buildings destroyed in a drone attack in Taganrog, the governor of the Rostov region reported.

A criminal case has been opened in Kaspiysk due to a prolonged water outage. For some residents, normal water service has still not been restored.

A barrier and paid entrance to the Severny bus station in Nalchik are necessary to maintain order on the premises, but free parking will be provided for passengers.

The Tbilisi City Court remanded in custody eleven people accused of organizing riots in Tbilisi during a protest on the day of the municipal elections on October 4.

The father of Khalit Mustafayev, who was killed by security forces during a pursuit in Stavropol in 2020, intends to seek reopening of the case against the security officer in higher courts. He escaped prosecution by going to the front. Mustafayev believes there is a corruption element in the dismissal of the case.

The property and accounts of relatives of Mikhail Nadezhda, former head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations' Directorate for Kabardino-Balkaria, have been frozen until the end of February in connection with a bribery case.

Oleksandr Gaivoronsky from the Rudnyansky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 1,621 soldiers killed there.

Chechnya's head of government, Magomed Daudov, reported that 67,440 fighters have been sent to the military operation zone.