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The Cassation Court in Adygea reviewed the appeal of Alexei Kritskov, convicted of participating in an illegal armed group, and refused to overturn the guilty verdict.

Former judge of the Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, Oleg Batalshchikov, who is involved in the case of former court head Elena Kobleva, filed an appeal against the High Qualification Collegium of Judges' decision to allow his criminal prosecution. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal.

Armenian authorities announced an increase in the cost of housing certificates for Karabakh refugees wishing to purchase housing near Yerevan from three to four million drams. Refugees believe this will not help them resolve their housing problem.

Serviceman Roman Kalekin, who left his military unit stationed in North Ossetia without permission and was detained by police in Kabardino-Balkaria more than two months later, was sentenced to five years in prison.

Security forces in Rostov-on-Don conducted a search this morning at the home of Evgeny Makovoz, the organizer of the internet freedom rally. The activist was beaten, and his whereabouts are unknown. Security forces seized his equipment, according to Makovoz's acquaintances.

Another crackdown on window tinting in Chechnya highlighted the selective enforcement of laws, and the scale of the violation was out of proportion to the violation, social media users noted.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration held a protest outside parliament. The weekly march was canceled due to the death of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia.

There has been no noticeable decline in food prices in Makhachkala since March 21. Many stores are closed for Eid al-Fitr, and others are not receiving fresh milk or bread, residents said.

Azerbaijani opposition politician Tofig Yagublu ended his hunger strike on the 26th day at the request of his family. His daughter believes the hunger strike partially achieved its goal and sparked an international response.

If sand samples from Miracleon Beach are acceptable, Anapa authorities intend to replenish all city beaches within three months.

A one-year-old child died in a Yerevan medical center, where he was hospitalized in a state of clinical death. His stepmother has been arrested in connection with the beating.

Alexander Koshechko was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 921 soldiers from Stavropol as killed.

The defense requested permission for Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II to leave Armenia for the funeral of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, but the investigation refused to grant him permission to leave the country.

Court decisions to provide housing to orphans in Kabardino-Balkaria are not being enforced, and the amount of the voucher is insufficient to purchase an apartment, according to orphans who have been on the waiting list for over 10 years. One of those on the waiting list won a court order compensating the rent, but the republic's Ministry of Education filed an appeal.

Konstantin Maksimov from the Iki-Burulsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 221 soldiers from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

The Krasnodar Prosecutor's Office has demanded that the land plots, houses, and apartments of the arrested Kuban Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov and his family be handed over to the state. The property listed in the lawsuit is valued at one billion rubles.

Last night, the Volgograd region was attacked by a drone, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Vladimir Chaplygin and Alexey Makarenko from the Aleksandrovsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 920 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

The Volgograd Regional Court received the case of the former chief engineer of Water Supply Concessions, who was convicted of the deaths of six people at a pumping station. The verdict was appealed by both the prosecutor's office and his lawyers.

The Committee to Protect Journalists deemed Ahmed Mammadli's conviction to be the result of a fabricated case and demanded his release and an end to the persecution of journalists in Azerbaijan. The defense intends to appeal Mammadli's sentence.