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A few hours after the fourth plaque disappeared, activists installed a new temporary plaque at the entrance to the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

In the first hours when rioters began arriving at Makhachkala Airport on October 29, 2023, there were just over a hundred security forces there, some without shields, helmets, or batons. They were unable to contain the onslaught of the crowd, which had arrived at the airport searching for the Israelis, according to court testimony.

A march against education reform took place today in central Tbilisi. The procession ended at the Georgian Parliament, where participants joined the pro-European protests that have been ongoing for 423 days.

Two activists from the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan have been arrested under administrative law. The party called the arrests for social media comments politically motivated.

After the road was cleared, truck traffic resumed along the Transcaucasian Highway, which connects Russia and South Ossetia.

The water supplier failed to record an 18-day outage in Kaspiysk, which warrants administrative proceedings and a large fine, the State Housing Inspectorate of Dagestan stated, demanding that water pressure be maintained at the proper level and the service fee be recalculated.

There have been no new fuel oil emissions in Anapa and the Temryuk district over the past week, the task force reported. Volunteers confirmed there were no new emissions, but bags of previously collected fuel oil-contaminated sand were found on the shore.

The memorial plaque restored by activists on the façade of the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered has been destroyed for the fourth time.

A video of Adam Kadyrov practicing shooting appeared on his Instagram*. The abbreviation for the Russian Special Forces University is visible in the frame. The date of the recording is not specified, but in the video, Adam Kadyrov is wearing a T-shirt.

Investigators have opened a criminal case in connection with the felling of more than 30 trees in Nalchik.

Yevgeny Lapin from the Chernoyarsk District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 681 soldiers from the Astrakhan Region have been confirmed killed.

A ban on heavy-duty vehicles on the Transcaucasian Highway between Russia and South Ossetia has been introduced due to deteriorating weather conditions.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has begun examining a complaint regarding widespread violations of voting secrecy during the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections.

Alik Abdulkadirov and Mirza Shakhguseynov from the Magaramkent district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,783 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Experts found violations in the catering services provided to guests of the Sochi hotel where the child athletes were poisoned. The catering establishment has been suspended for 90 days.

A court in Nalchik has once again found Mukhamed Bavokov guilty of evading military service, having already been convicted of deserting his unit twice. His sentence has been increased to seven years in prison.

Artur Bodykyan from the Mozdok district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 540 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Investigators convinced a court in Slavyansk-on-Kuban to extend the house arrest of Hieromonk Ilya Sigida, who is accused in a criminal case. A parishioner of the church where Sigida lives reported a search of her home.

Last night, military personnel shot down drones in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Donetsk, and three districts of the Rostov region.

South Ossetian border guards expelled Georgian citizen Gela Berianidze from the republic after he crossed the border in the Leningor district the day before.