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The bilateral roundtable of civil society representatives from Armenia and Azerbaijan was the first such event to be held not in a third country, but on the territory of one of the parties to the conflict.

Court rulings in favor of Zhanetta Tukhaeva, who sought custody of her children in Chechnya and Dagestan, failed to help her regain her eldest son, who had been taken away by her ex-husband. The defense initiated a lawsuit to terminate his parental rights due to a 3.5 million ruble arrears in child support payments.

Shamil Mirzayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 1,603 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Vaisul Batraev to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

Relatives of a schoolboy from the village of Khuchni, arrested on suspicion of links to terrorists, believe he was the victim of a provocation. Analysts agree that the investigation's version of events is questionable and requires objective confirmation.

Anton Epifanov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,443 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Some social media users have suggested that relatives of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova are involved in her death, while their opponents have not ruled out suicide or a politically motivated assassination. Baimuradova fled to Armenia to escape domestic violence, but publicly criticized Kadyrov's regime, the human rights activist said.

Eight drones have been neutralized in Dagestan, the Ministry of Defense reported. Airport restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns have been lifted in Makhachkala, Vladikavkaz, and Grozny.

Traffic on one street in Makhachkala has been restricted due to a drone attack, the mayor's office announced. Telegram users called for classes to be cancelled at the city's schools, while some asked the authorities about the operation of the attack warning systems.

In the Sredneakhtubinsky district, awards were presented to the families of 12 soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,442 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

One of Dagestan's enterprises was attacked by drones today.

Rosaviatsiya has introduced temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft at airports in Chechnya, Dagestan, and North Ossetia.

Air defense forces repelled an air attack in the Chertkovsky district of the Rostov region tonight.

The case of a Russian citizen and two Ukrainian citizens, who, according to investigators, planned to commit a terrorist attack in a Rostov-on-Don pretrial detention facility, has been referred to the Southern District Military Court for consideration.

Local communists erected a bust of Joseph Stalin at the entrance to the production facilities of the Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association. Local activists are surprised that the bust's installation was not publicized. They believe the general apoliticality of the city's residents contributed to this.

The prosecutor's office filed an appeal against the sentence of Archbishop Mikael Ajapayan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, asking for his prison term to be increased by six months.

The Dagestani government will undertake the completion of a kindergarten in the village of Khorej. The ten-year project will be completed in 2026, the head of the republic promised after complaints from villagers.

Telegram users in several southern regions of Russia reported outages at least twice within 24 hours. Simultaneously, residents of the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts noticed problems with WhatsApp*.

The imprisoned editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani publication Abzas Media, Sevinj Vagifgizi, has been nominated for the Freedom of the Press Award by the international organization for the protection of journalists.

Protesters in Tbilisi blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue for the 328th day in a row. Police warned protesters of penalties and demanded that the roadway be reopened.