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Participants in a torchlight procession in Yerevan, timed to coincide with the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, burned the Turkish flag.

Ayshat Khizrieva, a native of Chechnya who was the subject of an attempted kidnapping in Novosibirsk, has urgently fled Russia. She thanked everyone who publicized her case.

The court sentenced Yashar Gasimov, an activist with the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, to five days' detention on charges of petty hooliganism. The charge was filed against Gasimov after he shared a video of a rural school in disrepair on social media.

Krasnodar police warned activist Yana Antonova against participating in protests marking the arrival of Patriarch Kirill.

Ingushetia's investigative authorities have completed their investigation into a local resident's involvement in an armed group, illegal possession of weapons, and supplying food to Amirkhan Gurazhev's group.

Aishat Khizrieva fled Chechnya due to domestic violence and did not seek evacuation assistance. An attempt to return her to her family could be repeated, and nothing is known about the police's actual actions to protect her, human rights activists stated.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Valery Gorbashchenko to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

The ongoing fire at the Tuapse marine terminal poses a danger to residents due to the release of combustion products, which are carcinogenic and toxic. Environmentalists emphasized that the "black rain" that fell in Tuapse reduced the level of harmful substances in the air but led to soil contamination.

Former head of the Rostov-on-Don Department of Internal Affairs, Sergei Shpak, demanded bribes from the Pokrovsky concern for protection. Shpak pleaded not guilty during a court hearing in the Pervomaisky District Court of Rostov-on-Don.

The arrest of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, accused of plotting to seize power in Armenia, has been extended for two months.

Krasnodar activists have announced a petition drive to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', who, according to unofficial reports, will lay the foundation stone for a cathedral on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment on April 25. They are asking the Patriarch to reconsider his decision to build the church.

Water has been pumped out of all homes and properties in Dagestan and Chechnya. In Dagestan, 522 people remain in temporary shelters, according to rescuers.

Armenian law enforcement has no complaints against Chechen native Zelimkhan Murtazov, who arrived in Yerevan after four months in the transit zone of Astana Airport. However, his family and human rights activists believe it is premature to assume he is safe.

The "Strong Armenia" bloc submitted an updated set of documents to the Central Election Commission of Armenia, and the "Wings of Unity" party of former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan also submitted an application to participate in the elections. The Republican Party will not participate in the elections.

Denis Klyusenko was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,765 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Counterintelligence officers detained a Georgian citizen for espionage for foreign intelligence agencies, and two others were charged in absentia.

In Azerbaijan, the ruling party, independent MPs, and parliamentary minority parties have nominated candidates for the new Central Election Commission. Most of the candidates are already members of the existing commission.

In seven districts of the Rostov region, 20 drones were shot down, but the authorities have no information about casualties.

Amid air pollution and a new "oil rain" in Tuapse, local residents are rarely going outside and prohibiting children from playing in their yards. Residents fear further attacks and consider the burning oil terminal a source of environmental threat.

The Astrakhan resident's criminal prosecution under the article on extremist activity was prompted by an online community he created, which security officials perceived as promoting a rejection of traditional values.