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Since the start of the special military operation, more than 174,000 refugees have arrived in Russia from Ukraine, including 44,250 children, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports. According to the UN information, more than two million people left Ukraine during the hostilities.

While protesting against the detention of his colleagues, Shota Digmelashvili, the leader of the “Shame” opposition movement, was throwing eggs at the building of the Georgian government. He was also detained.

Magomed Velikhanov, a native of Kaspiysk, has perished in the special military operation in Ukraine, the city administration reported on the Instagram.

On International Women's Day, a group of feminists held a march in Baku demanding from the authorities to take measures to prevent domestic violence and actively protect women's rights. The police cordoned off a group of activists.

Chechen special fighters have occupied a dwelling settlement in Ukraine, and after a "thorough cleansing" went on, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated.

Azerbaijan prevents the start of repair of the gas pipeline from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. Negotiations are underway with the mediation of Russian peacekeepers, the government of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

Akhsartag Sabanov, Kazbek Dzukaev, and Dmitry Fedenko killed in Ukraine are buried in North Ossetia. A farewell ceremony for Igor Leonov, Arthur Kachmazov, Oleg Kovalchuk, and Mikhail Skokov has been held today. They were awarded the Order of Courage posthumously.

Musalim Soltanmuradov, a native of the village of Nizhnee Kazanische in the Buynaksk District, was killed during the special military operation in Ukraine.

The Japan’s authorities have included Ramzan Kadyrov in the list of Russian officials whose assets in the country will be frozen. The leader of Chechnya has assured he has no assets in Japan and is not afraid of sanctions.

A rally was held in Nalchik to mark the 78th anniversary of the deportation of the Balkar people. Participants of those events say that when returning after a long exile, many Balkars found themselves homeless in their homeland.

Several dozen residents of Kutaisi took part in a protest action against the military operation in Ukraine. They expressed solidarity with the people of Ukraine and held a motor rally along city streets.

Mukhammad Mairanov, the chairman of the Dagestani Muftiate, has urged entrepreneurs to sell goods at affordable prices for people. In the opinion of Instagram users, verbal appeals will have no effect; and to combat unreasonable price growth, raids should be conducted and fines should be imposed.

Participants in the action in support of Ukraine, who also demanded to join the anti-Russian sanctions, threw toilet paper at the police. Seven activists were detained, including five members of the "Shame" movement.

Amrakh Kurbanov, a contract service sergeant, a native of the village of Gelmets, Rutul District, has perished in the special operation in Ukraine.

Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) outlet, has dedicated his solo picket to the freedom of speech; Magomed Magomedov, the outlet's deputy editor, demanded the release of the arrested journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev; and Idris Yusupov, a journalist of the "Novoe Delo" (New Cause) outlet, has demanded to free all the political prisoners.

On March 6, about 20 activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) were detained during a meeting in a cafe in Baku. The police drew up protocols on quarantine violation with fines against activists and released them.

Magomed Gasanov, a native of the village of Kadyrotar, was killed in the special military operation in Ukraine, the administration of the Khasavyurt District reported. The authorities of the Tabasaran District also reported about killed contract soldiers Navruzbeg Samurkhanov and Mevlan Suleimanov from the village of Khuchni.

Contract soldier Grach Manasaryan was killed, and another Armenian soldier was wounded during a shelling attack from the direction of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.

Kantemir Balagov, a film director from Nalchik, said that he had left Russia in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Producer Alexander Rodnyansky approved the decision of Kantemir Balagov, and a State Duma member from Dagestan condemned artists leaving the country.

The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled from the territory controlled by the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh and from the side of Armenia, and the Azerbaijani armed forces opened return fire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijani reported.