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The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has detained the head of the pharmacy and public procurement department of the Ministry of Health of Dagestan on suspicion of exceeding official powers. The official will remain in custody at least until December 9.

The authorities removed the name of Yakov Maiboroda from the memorial for those killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Yakov and his wife were sentenced to 15 and 13 years in prison for the murder of their eight-month-old daughter: her body was ground in a meat grinder and hidden in the freezer.

Kantemir Dade-Khode and Alexander Melnikov from the Urvansky district were killed in the special military operation zone. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 485 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

For several days, Chechens have been at Tbilisi airport, who were not allowed to enter Georgia to proceed to Russia through the land border. They are cut off from communication and are held in a prison-like facility until their return flights to the countries they arrived from.

Danila Pokoloda knew that his acquaintances had set fire to the relay cabinet in Kurganinsk, but he did not report this to the law enforcement authorities. The court fined him 60,000 rubles.

Protests in Azerbaijan against restrictions on religious clothing have effectively ceased amid detentions and pressure from the police, with reports of the 30-day arrest of Ilkin Guseynov, the founder of an online platform for educating children who are not allowed in schools due to wearing hijabs. At the same time, the authorities artificially oppose the hijab and the national scarf.

Jamalidin Gadzhiev, Zaytu Idrisov, and three other fighters from the Kazbekovsky district were killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the operation, at least 2158 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Some users considered the release of Nadir Khan Kadirhanov to be fair, while others pointed out that the sentence was too lenient. Commentators reminded that the incident was preceded by a conflict and humiliation from MMA fighter Magomedrasul Mutayev, while others called murder unacceptable even in such a case.

Authorities continue to arrest participants in protests against restrictions on wearing hijabs in Azerbaijani schools. One of the teachers who lost her job due to the protests said she was formally dismissed for not meeting the job requirements.

Evgeny Akifyev was killed in a military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1029 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

No agreements on the exchange of enclaves and exclaves with Azerbaijan have been reached. The decision on the exchange should be put to a nationwide vote, said representatives of the Armenian authorities.

The captain of the port of Novorossiysk has ordered the owner of the Aframax Rio tanker to ensure the safety of the vessel, as the anchorage is unsafe during a storm, and to monitor the ship's list. Emissions of oil products are being recorded near Novorossiysk.

A resident of the Absheron district, Fizuli Guseynov, has been sentenced to 30 days of arrest after a picket demanding the lifting of the ban on wearing hijabs in schools. Earlier, his son received the same punishment for protesting against the ban.

The reception and dispatch of flights at Gelendzhik Airport have been suspended due to flight safety concerns.

The 13-year-old daughter of the imprisoned Baku journalist Polad Aslanov refused to comply with the ban on wearing a hijab at school despite pressure from teachers. Authorities threatened her mother with imprisonment for supporting protests against the school dress code.

Vladislav Tereshkin was killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1854 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

Medical assistance was required for a man injured as a result of a drone attack in the Aksai district.

The daughter of Nikolai Nabiev, who reported being beaten by guards in court, does not know about her father's health condition. Human rights activists collecting money for three elderly defendants say there is a lack of feedback from the pre-trial detention center, and Marina Zakharova complained in a letter about the lack of medicine and stuffiness.

The measures taken by the regional government to normalize the fuel crisis have yielded results, but there are doubts that the effect will last in the long term, said Astrakhan drivers interviewed by "Caucasian Knot."

The proposal by Nikol Pashinyan to exchange territories with Azerbaijan was perceived ambiguously by the political scientists from Armenia interviewed by "Caucasian Knot," pointing to legal complexities and security risks. Azerbaijani analysts considered the idea rational but opposed the retention of Artsvashen by Armenia.