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The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has approved the indictment in the Kopaigorodskys' bribery case and sent the criminal case to the Supreme Court for a determination of jurisdiction.

An Azerbaijani court has remanded Zahireddin Ibrahimov, chairman of the Committee for the Protection of Ethnic Minorities' Rights, in custody for five months.

A Tbilisi court sentenced Nino Bardzimishvili, a participant in the protest movement in support of musician Mate Devidze, to two days' detention. Another protester, Ketevan Khuskivadze, was fined.

A court in Rostov-on-Don found Tatyana Mitina guilty of treason and sentenced her to 12 years in prison.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration held a short march in Tbilisi, demanding the release of political prisoners and new elections. Police obstructed the demonstrators' progress and detained several participants.

The Prosecutor General's Office's claim to seize the real estate and other assets of former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev* has been upheld. The court also agreed to recognize Gadzhiev's* family as an extremist organization.

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has increased the developer's sentence, replacing his suspended sentence with two years and ten months in prison for embezzling nearly 50 million rubles.

The degradation of the Western Substeppe Ilmen ecosystem is seriously impairing the quality of life for local residents and threatening the ecology of the entire region. Addressing the problem requires a systematic approach and significant resources, but authorities are ignoring its importance and severity.

The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced a 45-year-old resident of the republic to 14 years in a maximum-security prison colony, finding him guilty of treason.

The total number of patients hospitalized after the poisoning at the Makhachkala cafe has reached 16; all have completed treatment and returned home. A criminal investigation is underway, and Rospotrebnadzor has suspended the cafe's operations and is preparing a lawsuit.

Magomedsagid Latipov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,689 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Security forces used excessive force when detaining participants in the November 19 march in Tbilisi, and at the police station, some of those detained were required to strip naked, a lawyer reported.

A Ukrainian citizen detained in Krasnodar was planning a terrorist attack on a railway to disrupt the transport of military equipment to the SVO zone, the FSB reported.

Volunteers reported that new fuel oil emissions were discovered along the surf line in the village of Volna in the Temryuk district.

Authorities and security forces have officially named at least 3,979 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,028 from the Southern Federal District killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Authorities reported that power had been restored. Classes were cancelled in schools in the Slavyansky District of Krasnodar Krai.

On November 20, another group of displaced persons arrived in the villages of Gasanriz and Vengli in the Agdere district. Former displaced persons who returned to both villages were given keys to recently restored homes.

Rostov Communist Party deputy Arshak Bardakhchiyan was killed in the special military operation zone. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 765 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

A court in Krasnodar will hear the Prosecutor General's Office's claim for the confiscation of the property of former Krasnodar Police Department Chief Alexander Semenov and his wife. The family's assets are valued at over 3 billion rubles.

Social media users' reports of a dog attack on a child in Kaspiysk led to a preliminary investigation, and the head of the Investigative Committee requested a report from his subordinates. Two dog attacks on children occurred in Kaspiysk within a week of each other, and local authorities received complaints, the blogger reported.