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The investigative department of Makhachkala has initiated a criminal case against a local resident for comments and video materials online that, according to investigators, insulted the religious feelings of believers.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Dagestani resident Amirulakh Aliyev guilty of aiding terrorists and fraud with payments and sentenced him to eight years and six months in prison.

The prosecutor's office demands to recover more than 228 million rubles and 13 real estate properties from former Volgograd city duma deputy Alexey Zverev, who was convicted of fraud.

Khanpasha Kaziev from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 2084 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

The court sentenced former Vice-Governor of Krasnodar Krai Alexander Nesterenko to nine years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of exceeding his official powers.

Commenting on fuel supplies from Georgia to Abkhazia, Facebook users reminded about the cooperation between the two countries in the operation of the Inguri HPP. Abkhaz analysts noted that there is no tension in the republic regarding this cooperation.

Lawyer and blogger Ilya Remeslo, whose criticism of the President of Russia surprised the head of "Akhmat" Apti Alaudinov, was returned from a psychiatric hospital back to the pre-trial detention center.

In Armenia, since the beginning of summer, the cost of housing rental has increased, and many refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are forced to look for cheaper options. Human rights activists have linked the rise in rental prices to the influx of Russian citizens.

Drivers in Nalchik complained that the situation with fuel shortages at gas stations and long queues is not improving, and gas prices have risen amid these problems.

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili with receiving a bribe in a particularly large amount. According to the supervisory authority, this concerns a bribe he received in connection with secret state procurements of the Ministry of Defense.

The Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow sentenced member of the organized crime group "Pokrovskie" Sergey Yechkalov to 20 years in prison, the term increased due to the case of an attempted raider seizure of the "Kushchevsky" agro-complex.

On the 635th day of protests against the ruling party's policies in Georgia, participants celebrated Ukraine's Independence Day by gathering at the country's embassy in Tbilisi, after which they marched to the Taras Shevchenko monument.

Subordinates of the governor of the Stavropol Territory, Vladimir Vladimirov, are ignoring his instructions to use official transport less amid the fuel crisis. For real effectiveness, they should switch to public transport and bicycles, local residents stated on Telegram.

In one of the military units of Armenia, the body of serviceman Aik Movsisyan from Sisian was discovered today.

The Governor of Stavropol, Vladimir Vladimirov, demanded that his subordinates reduce the use of official transport against the backdrop of a difficult fuel situation. He made a similar demand a month and a half ago.

After being released from the police department in Grozny, Elena Patyaeva left Chechnya as soon as she had the opportunity.

Scientists found petroleum products in the bottom sediments near Dzhemete, and in Tuapse – on the breakwaters, pebbles, in the river, and in the riverside vegetation. At the same time, they did not identify signs of suppression of benthic communities and preliminarily assessed the damage to the coastal ecosystem as insignificant.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Ingush resident Bagoudin Akhmetov guilty of aiding participants of an illegal armed formation and sentenced him to 13 years in a strict regime prison.

The court in Baku dismissed the complaint of human rights defender Rufat Safarov against the guilty verdict. The defense intends to file a cassation appeal against the verdict of the appellate instance.

On the 75th anniversary of the birth of Akhmat Kadyrov, several politicians made statements, and the authorities of Chechnya organized hundreds of events, charitable and public actions, to mark the anniversary. At the same time, one reader complained about road closures due to the ceremonial event, while critics of the Chechen authorities pointed to the imposition of a cult of personality around the former head of the republic.