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Officials from the Dagestan Ministry of Health are suspected of negligence in organizing the procurement of medications for patients requiring subsidized medications.

At a meeting with evicted residents of the Nalchik Agricultural University dormitory, the head of the republic's Investigative Committee assured them that their rights would not be violated.

More than 570 prisoners from Chechen prison colonies have signed military contracts with the Ministry of Defense. Chechnya ranks first in terms of recruiting activity in prisons, the head of the republic's Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) stated.

Police detained two protesters outside the Armenian parliament following an altercation with National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan. Simonyan accused the detainees of deliberately provoking them.

On the 484th day of continuous protests outside the Georgian parliament building, activists protested administrative arrests for blocking the sidewalk and announced a solidarity march with Elene Khoshtaria.

In an anti-corruption lawsuit against Magomed Kaitov, the former head of the Interregional Grid Company of the North Caucasus, the Prosecutor General's Office demanded the confiscation of 81 transformer substations in Khasavyurt.

Quarry sand won't solve the problem of fuel oil emissions, but will only temporarily conceal the pollution on Anapa's beaches. Environmentalists and activists have pointed out that the quality of the sand used to fill one of the beaches is not up to par with what tourists in Anapa are accustomed to and could jeopardize the resort's reputation.

Soslan Kisiev, killed in the SVO zone, is buried in Tskhinvali. At least 48 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the fighting in Ukraine.

The Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi sentenced former police officers Eduard Adamyan and Tatos Arutyunyan to three and three-and-a-half years in prison, respectively, finding them guilty of abuse of office through the use of violence and special means.

The funeral of murdered Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova will take place on March 27 in Yerevan. Investigative authorities have taken charge of the funeral arrangements, and Armenian authorities have promised to allow anyone who wishes to pay their last respects to Ayshat.

Adam Kadyrov appeared at a meeting with the head of Chechnya wearing the rank of junior lieutenant, not major, Ramzan Kadyrov's press secretary stated.

Law enforcement officials perceived a justification for terrorism in an audio recording posted online by a Dagestani resident. The head of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs reported an increase in extremist crimes, most of which were committed online.

Farman Vagabov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,878 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Regional branches of the Party of Pensioners for Social Justice reported mass expulsions and possible document falsification. In Kuban, 32 people were expelled from the party. They demanded an investigation into these decisions and linked them to the upcoming State Duma elections.

The Federal Penitentiary Service reported that Nikita Zhuravel's mother had been sent information about his whereabouts. The human rights activist countered that the mother had not received such information, urging the agency to contact Zhuravel's family.

Researcher Bakhruz Samedov is being held in solitary confinement and is effectively deprived of outdoor exercise, is not receiving medication, and has been deprived of sources of information.

Nikol Pashinyan, in voicing his grievances against a refugee from Nagorno-Karabakh, behaved in a manner unacceptable for a government official. NGO representatives and activists emphasized that politicians at all levels should not legitimize violence and discrimination.

Investigators reported the arrest of two journalists in Volgograd in connection with a case involving extortion of over a million rubles from the head physician of a clinic and slander.

Law enforcement officials detained Ivan Kovalev, Minister of Energy, Industry, and Communications of the Stavropol Territory. He is suspected of participating in the leasing of land in Sochi, intended for student recreation, to businesses.

A court in Sukhumi has placed Alkhas Gurguliya, one of the suspects in the attack on opposition activist Eshsou Kakalia, under house arrest.