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Pro-European protesters in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building for the 254th day in a row. They had previously held a protest in front of the government building because of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's statement that Georgia started the war in 2008.

Journalist and human rights activist Svetlana Anokhina, accused of spreading “fakes” about the army, has been arrested in absentia in Dagestan; a 37-year-old native of the republic is also being tried in a similar case.

A chairlift collapsed in the resort area of Nalchik, at least five people were injured. The passengers of the chairlift are being evacuated, investigators are working at the scene of the emergency.

17 aircraft diverted to alternate airfields during the drone alert in Sochi, and another 25 flights were delayed. The Defense Ministry reported nine drones shot down over the territory of Krasnodar Krai and Adygea.

Ravin Gadzhibalayev from the Khivsky district was killed in the fighting. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have officially named at least 1,493 Dagestani fighters killed there.

The head of the duty unit of the Krasnodar Department of Internal Affairs, Alexander Ablaev, pleaded guilty to receiving a bribe from reporters of the Telegram channel “Baza” and intends to testify.

A 19-year-old Taganrog resident, who was accused by the FSB of having ties to Ukrainian intelligence, was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

The evacuation of vacationers was carried out under the sounds of an air raid alarm. In some vacation spots, underground parking lots are used as shelters.

Residents of the Reduktorny settlement of Makhachkala reported ongoing regular power outages. Makhachkala residents from other areas of the city are experiencing similar problems.

Relatives of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who is being held in prison in Azerbaijan, are concerned about the restrictions on his rights and his deprivation of access to effective medical care.

Karen Serov and Azamat Dzhalmukhanov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 590 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as dead.

Sochi resident Olga Eskova is scheduled to be discharged from the mental hospital and sent to serve the remainder of her administrative arrest, although doctors have not issued recommendations on the detention regime and treatment. According to Olga's husband, she is experiencing severe stress due to returning to the detention center.

The first branch of the water pipeline to Lermontovo has started working, but the tap water is still unsafe to drink, the head of the Tuapse District reported. Water continues to be delivered to Defanovka and Novomikhaylovskoye, which also suffered from flooding.

The case of the head of the Ilovlinsky district Ivan Gel, accused of abuse of office, which led to the death of a district administration employee while extinguishing a fire, was returned to the prosecutor's office, although a verdict was expected. Gel refused to give the last word and did not ask forgiveness from the relatives of the deceased.

According to the American president, Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan will sign documents on peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia and a number of economic agreements.

In the Millerovsky district of the Rostov region, a fuel tank caught fire after a drone attack. According to the authorities, there are no casualties.

Acting Governor of the Rostov Region Yuri Slyusar will have four rivals in the elections: Yuri Klimchenko from the party "Russian Pensioners for Social Justice", Evgeny Bessonov from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kosinov from "A Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth", Denis Frash from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.

Aleksandr Saifudinov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 587 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

The eight defendants in the case of the blowing up of the Crimean Bridge, who are currently being held in Rostov pretrial detention facilities, had no connection with the Ukrainian special services and were not aware of the explosives in the cargo being transported, and after the incident they cooperated with the FSB.

Umar-Ali Totorkulov and Vitaly Sorokoletov from Zelenchuksky District were killed in combat. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, official authorities have named at least 146 servicemen from Karachay-Cherkessia killed there.