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A court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Akhmat Abshaev to one and a half years in prison. According to investigators, he defrauded two soldiers of two million rubles by falsely promising to help them transfer to other units.

Rustam Kochesokov, CEO of Ecologistika LLC, falsified tax reports, resulting in the company underpaying more than 500 million rubles in taxes, the Investigative Committee reported.

Blogger Magomeddibir Magomeddibirov has declared a hunger strike in the Astrakhan pretrial detention center, where he has been held for about six months following a road rage incident. Shamil Khadulaev, head of the Dagestan Public Monitoring Commission, noted that the video shows the blogger's opponent hitting him first, but that security forces detained Magomeddibirov.

The section of the Mozdok-Kazimagomed gas pipeline near Kizilyurt where the fire occurred is planned to be repaired within three days, Dagestani authorities reported.

In Anapa, 151 beach areas were inspected for safety after cleanups, including sand resurfacing and restoration work, Rospotrebnadzor reported.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced a Sevastopol resident to 5.5 years for comments on a messenger deemed to justify terrorism.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Yevgeny Solovyov to five years in prison for failing to report to his military unit for more than a year.

The Court of Cassation upheld the decision to deny the developer of the Gorizont aparthotel in Sochi's attempt to annul 886 shared construction agreements. The developer insisted that the money received from the participants was embezzled by former director Anzor Pruidze, who was convicted of fraud.

The pro-Russian opposition's performance in the parliamentary elections in Armenia can only be described as a defeat, while the ruling party, although it failed to achieve its key goal, retained its position.

Tuapse will host 66 beaches this summer, including 15 public areas, according to Sergei Boyko, head of the Tuapse District.

Purchasing paid verification and additional features on Instagram* is considered in Russia as financing extremist activity and may result in criminal prosecution, the Chechen ombudsman stated.

In the Millerovsky district, a fuel tank caught fire after a drone attack, evacuating residents of private homes and nursing home residents.

The arrest of Sapa editor-in-chief Alina Dzhikaeva has been extended for another month.

A Russian court sentenced Georgian citizen Nuri Mitagvaria in absentia to 14 years in prison, recognizing him as a participant in military operations on the Ukrainian side.

The fire on the Mozdok-Kazimagomed gas pipeline has been extinguished, but gas supply to Kizilyurt, part of Makhachkala, and villages in the Kizilyurt and Kumtorkalinsky districts has been cut off. The cause of the emergency was a technical failure; rumors of a gas pipeline explosion are unfounded, the mayor of Kizilyurt stated.

Participants in a rally outside the Georgian parliament on the 559th day of daily protests expressed solidarity with journalist Afgan Sadigov, who was arrested in Azerbaijan.

Arrest warrants have been issued for six parliamentary candidates from the "Strong Armenia" party, whom investigators believe are involved in large-scale bribery and money laundering.

Hundreds of residents have been evacuated from three villages in Dagestan's Kizilyurt district following an explosion and fire on the Mozdok-Kazimagomed gas pipeline. According to authorities, there are no casualties.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Islam Zazoev to a year in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.

Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev commented on the summer vacation season, stating that fuel oil has "always been present" on beaches. Telegram users found the governor's reasoning absurd.