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A video of destruction inside the Yerits Mankants Monastery has been published on Azerbaijani social media. Satellite images also show the destruction of the Holy Savior Monastery, both dating back to the 17th century. Historians have called on the international community to respond to the destruction of Armenian monuments in Karabakh.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgian parliament on the 377th day of continuous protests and marched through central Tbilisi, calling on citizens to join the protests. 

Two residents of Ingushetia have been accused of armed attacks on police officers, which resulted in the death of three security officers and the wounding of twelve.

The actions of armed special forces soldiers in tinted cars during roadside raids in Chechnya create constant tension and once again remind residents of the double standards in place in the republic, human rights activists noted. 

Lawyer, human rights activist, and former attorney Namizad Safarov, known for his civic activism, has been detained in Azerbaijan. Pro-government media have named Safarov as a fraud suspect.

Security forces shot down two drones in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov reported, and published a video of the drone's destruction over the Grozny region.

Two downed drones were found in the Malgobek District; no injuries were reported. The number of airports closed today in the North Caucasus Federal District due to flight safety concerns has risen to four.

A Baku court remanded in custody Mammad Ibrahim, a member of the Popular Front Party's presidium, who, along with party leader Ali Karimli, is accused of attempting to overthrow the government. Police dispersed the crowd gathered outside the courthouse, and opposition members called for an end to the repression.

During a court hearing in Baku, the condition of arrested Toplum TV founder Alesker Mammadli worsened and he requires hospital treatment. A doctor was called to the courtroom.

Azerbaijani citizens recognized as victims in a war crimes case testified in court about the shelling of Lachin by Armenian units. Lachin came under Baku's control even before defendant Ruben Vardanyan became a Karabakh official.

The High Qualification Collegium of Judges has authorized the initiation of criminal cases against four more judges from Rostov-on-Don, who, according to investigators, were part of a criminal group led by former chairperson of the Sovetsky District Court, Elena Kobleva.

Amendments to the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations, prepared by the Georgian Dream party, are aimed at banning spontaneous protests near government buildings.

Evgenia Khasis, who served time in the case of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, admitted in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak that she was an accomplice in the lawyer's murder, although she completely denied the charge in court.

On the 376th day of continuous protests, activists in Tbilisi marched outside the Georgian Ministry of Health, demanding the identification of the chemicals used to disperse demonstrators in 2024.

The road in the mountain village of Kulibukhna is in need of repair, and appeals to local officials have yielded no results, village residents complained in a letter to Bastrykin. In 2024, the villagers appealed to Putin, asking him to address the officials' inaction.

Ayshat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who was found dead in Yerevan, suffered a long and painful death, and her killers waited for her to die, said David Isteyev, director of the SOS* Crisis Group. Investigators have not yet officially determined the cause of her death.

A military court in Moscow sentenced Mansur Khadzhiev to 3.5 years in prison, finding him guilty of justifying the activities of Shamil Basayev, Dzhokhar Dudayev, and Aslan Maskhadov.

On the day of the drone attack on a Grozny City skyscraper, public groups affiliated with the Chechen authorities issued a warning about penalties for violating the ban on photographing and filming the aftermath of drone attacks. Tens of thousands of users have seen the warning to date.

Rosgvardia Director Viktor Zolotov awarded the head of Chechnya the medal "For Military Distinction." Ramzan Kadyrov's son, Adam, received one in the spring. 

The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced a local woman to three years in prison for purchasing a newborn baby. The sentence was suspended until the convicted woman's child turns 14.