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Dmitry Shafikin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 843 soldiers from the Krasnodar Territory have been officially recognized as killed.

Volunteers are cleaning up oil spills on beaches far from the center of Tuapse, but they need help. There's a shortage of both personnel for the cleanup and government assistance in removing the oil-soaked pebbles that have already been collected.

Vladimir Putin proposed that the State Duma ratify the agreement on deepening allied cooperation with South Ossetia, signed on May 9 in Moscow.

The mayor of Anapa announced preparations to fill a 3.5-kilometer stretch of beach with sand and urged vacationers to refrain from visiting it. Telegram users expressed concerns about the quality of the sand being delivered.

The prosecutor's office convinced a court in Adygea to return two plots of land near the Rufabgo Stream Waterfalls natural monument to state ownership.

Flight restrictions imposed at airports in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts following the drone strike on the Rostov-on-Don air traffic control center have been lifted.

Today, 986 tons of diesel fuel were exported by rail from Azerbaijan to Armenia, along with a transit shipment of Russian grain and fertilizers.

Chechen native Khamzat Chimaev failed to defend his UFC middleweight title after losing to American fighter Sean Strickland.

Chechnya today marks the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, formally dedicated to the memory of the victims of Stalin's deportation of the Vainakh people, but timed to coincide with the anniversary of Akhmat Kadyrov's funeral.

The state commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on draft technical documentation that is important for demarcating the border between the two countries.

Residents of a Volgograd village complained about the authorities' attempts to deprive them of their only social facility—a stadium equipped by local activists. The complaint attracted the attention of the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, and an investigation into the negligence case has been launched.

Alexander Dekker was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,776 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation presented 52 volumes of documents on the origin of the property of former Krasnodar Regional Court judge Elena Khakhaleva and her family members.

Russian airlines operating international flights began flying through the Rostov air traffic control zone after the regional air traffic control center was suspended on May 8 due to a drone attack.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze welcomed the arrest of five security officials accused of using violence against pro-European protesters in 2024. He said the state is obligated to ensure such incidents do not go unpunished.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced an Uzbek citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of attempting to recruit an acquaintance to a terrorist organization.

On May 9, Karabakh public figures and members of Armenian opposition parties visited the Yerablur military pantheon and laid flowers. In his address, Nikol Pashinyan mentioned only the victory in the Great Patriotic War, ignoring the historical events associated with Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Armenian authorities should decide as soon as possible on their participation in the EU or the EAEU, for example, by holding a referendum, which could become the basis for an "intelligent divorce" of the two countries, Putin stated.

Residents of southern Russia and the North Caucasus reported interruptions in mobile internet and communications during the preparations for and events surrounding May 9. Issues were observed in North Ossetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan, while some users in Kabardino-Balkaria reported mostly stable service. Meanwhile, Immortal Regiment parades and marches took place in several regions.

A march under the slogan "Strength in Unity - Strength in Europe" took place in Tbilisi on the 528th day of daily protests.