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The editorial office of the exiled Azerbaijani publication Toplum TV expressed disagreement with the guilty verdict handed down to the publication's journalists and activists of the Institute of Democratic Initiatives, calling the criminal prosecution politically motivated. International organizations for the protection of press freedom condemned the court's decision and urged the Azerbaijani authorities to release the journalists.

The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, allowed the possibility of going to court regarding the operation of the South Caucasian Railway, which is under concession to RZD, and stated that Armenia may demand an annual fee from Russia.

Resident of Stavropol Krai Sergey Dubkov was arrested three times for petty hooliganism protocols, after which he was charged with spreading fakes about the army on Telegram. The court sentenced Dubkov to six years in prison.

Georgian authorities denied international protection to Ukrainian citizens who have been living in the basement of the "Upper Lars - Daryali" border checkpoint for almost a year. The migration service justified the denial with a conclusion from the counterintelligence of the State Security Service, noting that they pose a threat to the country's security. They could be expelled from Georgia at any moment.

Long queues have appeared at gas stations in Abkhazia; according to commentators, the fuel dispensing volume is limited to 20 liters.

The government led by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan will resign on August 2. The candidate for the new Prime Minister will be chosen at the first meeting of the parliament elected in the June elections, where Pashinyan's party "Civil Contract" has the majority, and submitted for approval to the country's president.

The import of tomato paste is limited from the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium reported a drone attack on two tankers near its terminal in Novorossiysk, with no casualties reported.

Three injured in the village of Volna in the Krasnodar region were hospitalized.

The international human rights organization Freedom Now condemned the use of physical force against Dilruba Amanova, the mother of the accused in the case of Meydan TV journalist Aytaj Tapdyg, and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to stop pressuring the relatives of political prisoners.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia commented on Nauru's decision to sever diplomatic relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, stating that Nauru was subjected to "unprecedented pressure." Official Tbilisi welcomed the decision of the island state.

Human rights lawyer Nazim Musaev stated about the violation of attorney-client privilege and pressure from the staff of the correctional institution in Azerbaijan after meeting with his client Elmira Sadigov, a relative of opposition blogger Tural Sadigly.

More than 40 UAVs were shot down in eight areas of the Rostov region. According to authorities, there are no casualties.

Investigators in Armenia have charged Russian citizen Nadezhda Pirozhkova, living in Yerevan, due to a video with offensive remarks about Armenians, published on the day of the Vardavar holiday.

A railway station worker in Krasnodar has been detained by security forces for filming a fire that broke out after a drone attack. The man, like previous detainees, was forced to apologize in front of the camera.

Calls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for trips to Georgia.

Ramazan Davudov from the Kurakh district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2051 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

The military court in Nalchik sentenced Navruzbeg Gadzhimuradov and Kamil Abrekov to one year in a penal colony, finding them guilty of desertion.

The Kirov District Court of Makhachkala changed the measure of restraint for the former head of the Novolak District of Dagestan, Magomed-Gadji Aydiev, from house arrest to detention.

To hold a referendum on the choice between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union, it is necessary to at least submit an application for EU membership, said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today. Restrictions on supplies from Armenia could lead to the collapse of the EAEU, he noted.