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Nalchik Mayor Taimuraz Akhokhov was found dead today, and investigators are investigating the circumstances of his death.

Nikol Pashinyan announced that Armenia now has the opportunity to export and import products via the railway between Georgia and Turkey. Turkey's special envoy described this as a step toward establishing direct trade between Turkey and Armenia.

The Opposition Alliance submitted an application for a rally to mark Independence Day late and failed to include all the necessary information, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs explained in its denial of permission.

In the Kalachevsky district, awards were presented to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,789 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Last night, the military destroyed drones in 12 regions, including the Krasnodar Territory.

Tbilisi City Hall and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have denied the Opposition Alliance permission to hold a rally on May 26 to mark Georgia's Independence Day. The opposition has assured that the rally outside the parliament building will proceed despite the ban.

A Tbilisi court has remanded Levan Akhobadze, accused of accepting a large bribe for assistance in smuggling money from Russia, into custody.

Romik Khalidov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,950 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

The Cassation Court upheld the sentence of former Gelendzhik deputy mayor Pavel Blinov, who was sentenced to three years in a penal colony for abuse of power.

The phenomenon of muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus is less well-known than the mass deportation of the Adyghe, but for the peoples of the region, the number of those who left was significant. According to historians, the reasons for the migration of entire ethnic groups also varied slightly.

Residents of the collapsed high-rise building on Narimanov Street in Rostov-on-Don have appealed to the Supreme Court of Russia against the cassation court's decision to overturn the acquittal of former Voroshilovsky District Head Viktor Berezhnoy. The Supreme Court has decided to review the case.

A search is underway in the Itum-Kalinsky district of Chechnya for two people who went missing during an avalanche.

The Southern District Military Court sent a Kerch resident who was planning a terrorist attack on the railway to a psychiatric clinic for compulsory treatment.

During his election campaign, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attempted to take credit for improving relations with Azerbaijan. His opponents countered that the wars themselves and the casualties in them were the result of Pashinyan's government's policies.

Andranik Tevanyan, leader of the Mother Armenia party and number two on the Prosperous Armenia party's election list, has been jailed for two months. The court has allowed him to participate in the election process through representatives.

A march of supporters of Georgia's European integration was held to commemorate the country's upcoming Independence Day. Participants demanded the release of political prisoners and supported the parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who are seeking the import of modern medications to treat the disease.

Rosselkhoznadzor announced a ban on the import of certain cognacs and wines into Russia, including 37 million bottles of Jermuk mineral water. Pashinyan dismissed such bans as common practice, while opposition members saw political overtones in Russia's actions.

In just one morning, volunteers collected 70 bags of petroleum products in Gizel-Dere. Work continues at other beaches in the Tuapse District, including the village of Tyumensky. An ecologist suggested using sorbents and washing the beach pebbles in addition to collecting emissions.

Those detained for minor offenses in Chechnya are being forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. Their families prefer to remain silent about this, hoping to leverage connections or pay ransom to bring the young men home, human rights activists say.

In the village of Psygansu, one of the streets is flooded, and the water level is receding, the head of the republic reported. Social media reports indicate significant damage to villagers' property.