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Participants in the daily protest on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi blocked traffic despite warnings from police. At least seven participants on October 18 were arrested for artificially blocking traffic and concealing their faces.

Sputnik Azerbaijan executive director Igor Kartavykh has been released and flown to Russia.

An appeal has been filed against the sentence of blogger Areg Shchepikhin, who was sentenced to five years in prison after being kidnapped by Chechen security forces, his lawyer announced.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the arrest of 14 people for blocking traffic on Rustaveli Avenue on the evening of October 18, and another 13 participants in the protest have been identified.

Alexander Pluzhnikov, who served in the Urus-Martan regiment of the Russian National Guard, was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 250 Chechen fighters have been officially confirmed dead.

Volunteers have collected about half of the oil-contaminated sand, which authorities reported being removed for disposal. However, the official reports don't even mention the volunteers' work, the Dolphins headquarters emphasized.

Formula TV presenter Vakho Sanaia and at least seven other people were detained for blocking Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi during a protest on October 18.

Alexey Miroshnichenko was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 830 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been confirmed killed.

Former Sochi Mayor Alexei Kopaigorodsky and his wife are delaying their review of the criminal case materials, an investigator complained to the court. The court subsequently limited the defendants' time to review the materials.

A court sentenced Daniil Strizhakov, a serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria, to a prison term after finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

Zhaslan Bekbulatov, Marat Dzhakiyaev, and Artur Sabraliev were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 631 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

Mariam Mekantsishvili, arrested in connection with the Tbilisi unrest, was released after posting bail. Ten other defendants have been remanded in custody by court order.

In Dagestan, a school student suspected of plotting an attack on security forces on behalf of an Islamic State* member has been taken into custody.

Restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns have been lifted at Volgograd Airport. According to the Ministry of Defense, one drone was shot down in the Volgograd Region, and five more were shot down in the Rostov Region.

Vitaly Pomorov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,427 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Abakar Abakarov, wanted in connection with anti-Israel riots in Makhachkala, was killed in Turkey for his calls for protests in Dagestan, some Telegram users claimed. Other commenters suggested that Israeli intelligence was behind the murder.

The military neutralized drones in the Chertkovsky, Millerovsky, Bokovsky, and Verkhnedonsky districts of the Rostov region.

In the village of Sredniy Yegorlyk, a mass brawl broke out between local children and teenagers from the village of Tselina during a school sports competition. Two participants in the brawl were hospitalized.

While climbing Elbrus, a climber from Costa Rica, who was part of an unregistered group, became ill and could not be saved.

Dagestani activist Abakar Abakarov was buried in Istanbul. According to his associates, at least 300 people attended the funeral service. Turkish police have launched an investigation.