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In the village of Kochubeevskoye, a woman was injured when drone debris fell on a house.

Vakhit Menziev from the Naursky District of Chechnya was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 261 Chechen servicemen killed there.

The court rejected the appeal of two Tajik citizens convicted in 2025 for plotting an explosion in the Pyatigorsk City Court building.

A court in Makhachkala has sentenced former Dagestan Construction Minister Artur Suleimanov to two months in custody in connection with a bribery case.

The 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Kalmyk people's rehabilitation passed without any commemorative events in Kalmykia. Residents of the region interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" stated that the national tragedy is being forgotten.

The property of Krasnodar City Duma deputy Viktor Timofeev and his associates, valued at more than 10 billion rubles, has been transferred to the state.

Islam Bammatov from Kizilyurt was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,867 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Volunteers reported that the sea has exposed chunks of fuel oil washed up during a storm on the Bugayskaya Spit.

Opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, who has been on a hunger strike in a pretrial detention center for 24 days, is not receiving effective medical care and his rights are being violated, his daughter Nigar Hazi stated.

On the 476th day of uninterrupted protests, protesters traditionally gathered outside the Georgian Parliament on Rustaveli Avenue. They cancelled their planned weekend marches in connection with the death of Patriarch Ilia II.

In the final days of Ramadan, prices for meat, eggs, dairy products, and vegetables continued to rise, Makhachkala residents reported.

In Krasnodar, 11 apartments were damaged by drone attacks. Windows and balcony glazing were partially shattered, and roofs and facades were damaged.

The muftiate reported that the new moon was not observed this evening, so March 19, which was declared a non-working day in several republics of the North Caucasus Federal District, will be a day of Ramadan.

The head of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, called blogger Ilya Remeslo, who had published a series of posts criticizing the government earlier today. Remeslo confirmed he had not been hacked. Alaudinov suggested checking to see if the blogger was being held hostage.

The Volzhsky City Court of the Volgograd Region has ruled to ban the "Committee for Security of Russia" (KOBR), an association of local residents who deny the collapse of the USSR.

Residents of the Rostov and Volgograd regions and Kalmykia reported that Telegram was often used for work-related communications, and existing restrictions created difficulties at work, while available workarounds weren't always effective. Some expressed a willingness to switch to domestic messaging apps, while others said they would continue using Telegram.

Muzhaid Mamayev from the Tarumovsky District was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,866 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar ordered the detention of Kuban Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov for two months.

The Armenian Minister of Economy warned of inflationary risks due to the situation in Iran. If military action ends quickly, the consequences are estimated to be short-term, but prices for a number of goods in Armenia have already risen.

The 28th temporary plaque installed on the building where Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered was destroyed by unknown assailants. Activists placed the 29th temporary plaque at her entrance.