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International organizations and Armenian diaspora activists abroad must seek the return of refugees to Nagorno-Karabakh under the supervision of UN peacekeeping forces and with guarantees, representatives of Karabakh NGOs stated.

Shakhban Idrisov, Gairbeg Abakarov, and two other soldiers from the Gergebil district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have released figures for at least 1,581 Dagestani soldiers killed.

Journalist and Circassian activist Larisa Tuptsokova, who lives in Georgia, learned that a criminal case has been opened against her in Russia for extremism.

Two planes en route to Sochi were diverted to alternate airfields during restrictions at the resort city's airport. Residents of the Belorechensky district of Kuban reported explosions.

Marat Suleimanov from Kaspiysk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,576 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

A Moscow court plans to announce the verdict today for Chechen schoolboy Roman Murdiev, accused of hooliganism. The prosecutor has requested a two-year prison sentence.

Sochi hoteliers have reported a decline in summer tourism, and the so-called "velvet season" in September has disappointed tourists. Vacationers are disappointed with the quality of service and high prices, and are also frightened by drone attacks.

Rosaviatsiya temporarily closed Sochi Airport to aircraft due to a security threat, and a drone strike alert has been issued throughout the Krasnodar Krai.

The families of 66 Nagorno-Karabakh residents killed in September 2023 are demanding that the Armenian government ensure the exhumation and reburial of their remains. The authorities have not responded to their petition for over a month.

Gelendzhik-based electoral analyst Ivan Shukshin*'s publications on the scale of fraud constitute criticism of the electoral system, and the libel case against him violates the Constitution's provisions on freedom of expression. To be prosecuted under libel, it must be proven that Shukshin* knowingly disseminated false information.

Access to Sochi beaches will be closed until midday on September 25 to ensure there is no threat from unmanned boats.

The Verkh-Isetsky District Court of Yekaterinburg extended the pretrial detention of Shahin Shykhlinsky, chairman of the Sverdlovsk public national-cultural organization "Azerbaijan-Ural" and former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals.

An adult and a child were injured in Tuapse as a result of an attack on the city; their condition is assessed as moderate.

Akhmed Gadzhiev from Gumbet was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,575 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

Law enforcement officers searched the apartment of blogger Mansur Gneev in Sochi, and he was arrested on extremism charges. Anti-Israel videos and videos about the "Russian Community" are cited as possible grounds for the criminal investigation.

Security forces detained employees of a Makhachkala rehabilitation center for forcibly detaining people; one patient died.

Tourists were urged to leave Sochi's beaches, but some returned to the sea despite the drone threat remaining. Social media users called this behavior reckless.

The court found Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, guilty of "public calls for the seizure of power in Armenia." The archbishop denied the charge.

Moscow's Savelovsky District Court declined to hear lawyer Alexander Treshchev's lawsuit against Alla Pugacheva over her comments about Chechen separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev.

Residents and tourists in Sochi, Gelendzhik, and the Tuapse region have been ordered to evacuate beaches and embankments due to the threat of drone attacks from the sea and air.