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Some residents of buildings near the Tuapse oil refinery are staying in hotels. Authorities reported extinguishing the fire at the seaport and promised to assist residents of damaged apartments with repairs or housing.

On the 520th day of continuous protests, activists from the "Voice" movement in Tbilisi demanded free meals for public school students, while participants at a rally outside parliament called for the purchase of medication for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Volunteers collecting oil from the coast of Tuapse and the surrounding area shared footage of their work on social media and reported a lack of assistance from the authorities. Liquid petroleum products are trapped under the pebbles and are more difficult to collect than the thick fuel oil in Anapa, a volunteer noted.

The termination of the administrative prosecution of the former "people's governor" of the Donetsk region, Pavel Gubarev, cannot be considered a legal precedent, but it is an indicative case in the practice of "discrediting the army."

Magomed Isbagiev, Gadzhimurad Dalgatov, and Arip Kuraev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,912 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

Three residents of Ingushetia, whom the court deemed accomplices of members of an illegal armed group, have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

A Taganrog court has given a two-year suspended sentence to local resident Yelistratova, who is accused of public calls for extremism. She was tried for a comment about Iran's retaliatory strikes against Israel.

Taxi drivers and couriers marched in the Georgian capital, Kutaisi, and Batumi. In Tbilisi, the first stop was the international airport, then the protesters moved on to the government offices.

Combustion products are dangerous to humans and can lead to health problems. Environmentalists noted that authorities should evacuate children and pregnant women in Tuapse amid the constant fires. They believe a full cleanup of the coastline in time for the holiday season is unlikely.

A traumatologist injured in an attack at a hospital in Makhachkala has been discharged from the hospital, while another injured doctor remains undergoing treatment.

Authorities estimate 790 people are involved in the cleanup efforts following the drone strikes—143 of whom are extinguishing the fire at the seaport, and 50 are cleaning the city's streets and monuments. Volunteers are cleaning up areas further from the city center; they lack both manpower and government support. At the current pace, they estimate that cleaning up the pollution in the village of Tyumensky alone will take approximately two months.

During his tenure as head of Dagestan, Melikov failed to stabilize the situation. The pogrom at Makhachkala airport, protests against mobilization, and terrorist attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent resonated throughout the country. He also failed to earn the trust of the republic's residents. The sluggish response to the flood disaster was the final factor that led to his resignation.

Sergei Zygalov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 942 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

248,845 applications for flood support measures were submitted in Dagestan, of which 10,900 were paid. This is only 4.38% of the total number of applications.

Election banners and portraits of political leaders have already appeared on the streets of Armenia, despite campaigning being officially permitted since May 8. Of the 19 parties and blocs, no more than four have a chance of entering parliament, and the battle will likely be between the parties led by Pashinyan and Karapetyan, analysts believe.

Parliamentarians decided to suspend all ties between the Milli Majlis and the European Parliament after the latter adopted a resolution affirming the right of return of Armenians to Karabakh and demanding the release of Armenian prisoners of war. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry delivered a note of protest to the EU Ambassador.

The investigation commission into the crash of the Embraer 190 4K-AZ65 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines continues its work in Kazakhstan and will release an official report upon completion of the investigation.

A drone attacked the Tuapse seaport; there were no casualties. 128 firefighters are working to extinguish the fire, according to the Krasnodar Krai task force. Previous fires, which took several days to extinguish, occurred after drone attacks on April 16, 20, and 28.

Gadzhi Ramazanov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,909 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

135 members of Azerbaijani families who left during the Karabakh conflict have returned to the village of Khojavend in the Khojavend region.