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A court sentenced a Krasnodar resident to 12 years in prison for transferring two thousand rubles to a Ukrainian account.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue for the 488th day in a row. A court sentenced one protester to four days in jail, and fined another for making a stencil.

An attempt to stop a conflict in the Buinaksk district resulted in injuries to two police officers. The shooter was detained, and the officers were hospitalized.

The head of Dagestan declared a state of emergency due to flooding in Buynaksk, Dagestanskiye Ogni, Kaspiysk, Khasavyurt, and three other districts of the republic.

Maxim Lenkov from Gukovo was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 883 servicemen from the Rostov region killed there.

Georgia's third president, Mikheil Saakashvili, lost consciousness in prison and suffered injuries, including to the head.

An employee of the gas utility's maintenance and repair service failed to take measures to disconnect the gas supply to a house illegally connected to the gas grid in Makhachkala, where an explosion occurred in March 2025, investigators stated.

After her arrest, Aina Mankieva, who fled Ingushetia due to domestic violence, was forced to move and lost her job. Human rights activists have launched a fundraiser to help cover two months' rent and other expenses—a total of 80,000 rubles are needed.

The American University of Armenia announced it was switching to online instruction due to "Iranian threats against universities in Western Asia and the Middle East." The university has not received any direct threats.

In the apartment most damaged by the drone attack in Krasnodar, a partition collapsed, while in the others, windows were broken.

Following the funeral of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova, both the reasons for her murder and the motives of her relatives who did not attend the funeral remained unclear, according to Facebook* users.

The current head of the Armenian government has become a candidate for the post of prime minister following an internal vote within the ruling Civil Contract party.

Taganrog residents evacuated after the drone attack have returned to their homes. A state of emergency has been declared in the city, expanding the authorities' powers to deal with the aftermath of the incident.

Airport restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns have been lifted at Vladikavkaz, Volgograd, Grozny, and Krasnodar. The military reported downing drones in the Volgograd and Rostov regions and in the Kuban region.

In Taganrog, a drone attack damaged 12 apartment buildings, 27 private homes, and 10 cars. One of the eight victims remains hospitalized.

294 adults and 351 children were evacuated from the village of Braguny due to flooding, and another 504 people were evacuated from Gudermes and the village of Dzhalka. The Ministry of Emergency Situations counted 1,817 homes and yards flooded in Chechnya as a result of the rains.

Fyodor Strakhov from the Novoanninsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,735 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

The first phase of construction of the Bagaevsky hydroelectric power station, which was opposed by residents of the Rostov region, will be completed in April, and it will finally be operational in 2028.

Flood relief efforts continue in Makhachkala. Flooding has been eliminated in 12 schools and eight kindergartens, and work is still ongoing in three schools and four kindergartens. Fifty apartment buildings have been dewatered.

In the town of Dagestanskiye Ogni, residents unable to evacuate themselves due to flooding due to age or health reasons have been forced to evacuate. A temporary shelter has been set up for those evacuated at the local agricultural college.