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Hieromonk Ilya Sigida in Slavyansk-on-Kuban was only effectively released from house arrest on April 22, when security forces removed his electronic tracking bracelet. The lawyer emphasized that the easing of his pretrial detention does not indicate that the investigation has changed its position on Sigida's case as a whole.

A court in Krasnodar sentenced a Volgodonsk resident to a lengthy prison term after finding him guilty of collecting information for Ukrainian intelligence services.

Ayshat Khizrieva, a native of Chechnya who was the target of an attempted kidnapping in Novosibirsk, has left the police station. She filed a report of stalking and attempted kidnapping.

Concentrations of benzene, xylene, and soot in the air in areas adjacent to the port of Tuapse are two to three times higher than normal. Authorities have recommended limiting outdoor time or wearing masks during the fire. Residents are posting on social media about the aftermath of the "black rain," and animal rights activists are calling for help for the affected animals.

The funeral of Ramaz Eldzarov, killed in the SVO zone, took place in Tskhinvali. In total, at least 52 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the fighting in Ukraine.

Participants in the protest on Rustaveli Avenue, on the 511th day of continuous protests, organized a march from Rustaveli Avenue to the Chancellery building in support of children suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Aishat Khizrieva, who had fled Chechnya, was kidnapped by unknown individuals posing as police officers in Novosibirsk. They claimed she was accused of theft, and her friends, with whom she was traveling, were accused of kidnapping. Aishat went to the police to file a report, but all contact with her was lost. She claimed she was in danger from her family.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced three Uzbek citizens to 16 to 18 years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack at the Central Market in Georgievsk.

The "Patient Monitor and Housing and Utilities" project has identified 16 streets and areas in Makhachkala where residents have already contacted them regarding denials of payments following the flooding. Social media users believe the denials are widespread.

Repatriate Albert Ivanov had to go to court after he was repeatedly denied an Abkhaz passport, a document that, according to the law and the Constitution of Abkhazia, he, as an Abaza, has the right to receive.

A Baku court sentenced Russian citizen Alexander Vaysero to four years in prison, finding him guilty of money laundering.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan convicted two local residents of the kidnapping and murder of an eight-year-old schoolgirl in Kaspiysk in 2018. The man was sentenced to life in prison, and his accomplice, a distant relative of the child, was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Krasnodar resident Maria Smelaya agreed to leave custody of the boy's father and was given the right to see her child for a few hours every two weeks. She said the decision was a necessary one: after two years of separation, her son had become attached to his father and no longer recognizes her, and protracted court proceedings are very difficult and expensive.

Krasnodar Krai authorities reported the start of filling the first 3.5-kilometer stretch of Anapa beaches with a 50-centimeter layer of sand in preparation for the resort season. Telegram users noted that the sand resembles clay and risks worsening the beaches' condition.

Khasan Akhilgov and Magomed Bogatyrev were killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 191 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Convicted Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan demanded that the Armenian government intervene in the fate of Armenian prisoners and asked the ombudsman to visit Azerbaijan with a delegation of prisoners' relatives. Ombudsman Anahit Manasyan declined the visit, citing a lack of authority to protect Armenians outside the country.

Authorities in Dagestan have accepted over 214,000 applications for various types of assistance from residents affected by the floods. Forty-nine homes remain flooded in the republic, and 520 people are in temporary shelters.

Following a landslide, residents of seven villages in the Charodinsky District were left without transportation. The total number of villages blocked in Dagestan has risen to 15.

A resident of the Volgograd region, suspected of passing information about the deployment of Defense Ministry units to Ukrainian intelligence, has been taken into custody.

Workers cleared a road to three villages in the Tsumadinsky district, which was blocked after a rockfall.