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Volgograd resident Maxim Konobeevskikh filed the first lawsuit against a mobile operator. He is demanding monetary compensation for poor service due to regular mobile internet outages.

Philologists, historians, and activists from Georgia have come out in support of Circassian activist Larisa Tuptsokova, calling for an end to her persecution in Russia. Meanwhile, Rosfinmonitoring has added her to the register of extremists and terrorists.

An Astrakhan court sentenced local resident Alexei Fedyukovich to a fine, finding him guilty of financing extremist activity.

Sergei Bailukov from the Adyge-Khablsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 176 servicemen from Karachay-Cherkessia killed there.

The publicity could have led to the dismissal of the investigator in the case of Nalchik resident Kazbek Emkuzhev, whose terrorism charges the defense believes were fabricated. The court admitted a video of the young man's abduction to the case file, but his family and defense are unable to secure a criminal investigation, according to the defendant's father.

Protests in Tbilisi have been going on for 350 days, but for seven days in a row, police have refused to allow traffic to be blocked near the Georgian Parliament and are creating obstacles to marches through central Tbilisi.

Georgia's third president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has been returned to prison. The Georgian Penitentiary Service explained his transfer by citing an improvement in the convicted politician's condition.

Aishat Baimuradova fled Chechnya due to beatings and death threats from her husband's family. Due to her lack of a passport, she was restricted to visa-free countries. After her escape, Baimuradova said she was happy to live in a peaceful environment, free from threats.

David Machavariani, who is on a hunger strike outside the Georgian parliament, was taken to the hospital due to deteriorating health, but rejoined the protesters today. Eight people are still on the hunger strike, entering their 16th day.

A Tbilisi court has remanded Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov in custody for seven days for participating in roadblocks. The October 19-21 protests, the case heard by the court today, had already taken place by the time the initial arrest warrant was issued, his defense stated, announcing its intention to appeal the arrest.

In Dagestan, a criminal investigation has been completed against six police officers in the Nogai District. Five officers and the head of the investigation team are accused of falsifying evidence in the criminal case and using violence against a detainee.

Over the past seven years, the Investigative Committee has issued 34 decisions refusing to open a criminal case against Nalchik resident Timur Zhambekov for the torture. He has already served his sentence for the case, in which his confession was extracted after being beaten and electrocuted by security forces, but even the investigation into his torture allegations has only been partially completed.

After truck drivers from the Rostov Region, Kuban, Stavropol, Dagestan, Kalmykia, and Chechnya recorded a petition demanding an inspection of the checkpoint in the Kagalnitsky District, Rostransnadzor announced plans to conduct a test. The fines jeopardized the operations of companies and private carriers.

Anton Shikhov, Dmitry Neumyvakin, and Alexey Shevchenko were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,493 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The court sentenced Rostovvodokanal CEO Evgeny Yurkin to a term in a penal colony, finding him guilty of disclosing state secrets.

A Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport plane carrying 20 Turkish military personnel crashed near the border with Azerbaijan in Georgia, killing all.

The administrative case of Mozdok resident Yulia Melnichenko, detained on October 30 for picketing outside the North Ossetian prosecutor's office, has been refiled. The first time, the court returned the report to the police, citing it as having been filed by "unauthorized persons."

As in previous days, security forces prevented protesters in Tbilisi from entering the roadway and also prohibited them from walking on the sidewalk. Nevertheless, the activists marched from the parliament building to the government building and back.

For the third week now, the Georgian Ministry of Health has refused to allocate an ambulance to monitor the health of hunger strikers outside the Georgian parliament building.

Air defense forces repelled a drone attack on the Volgograd region's power infrastructure. Power is out in the Kikvidzensky, Uryupinsky, Novonikolaevsky, and Novoaninsky districts.