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The Investigative Committee has reopened the investigation into the murder of Mikhail Khachaturyan by his daughters, despite a court ruling posthumously finding the businessman guilty of sexually abusing the girls. Khachaturyan's representative continues to dispute the sisters' allegations of sexual abuse by their father.

Dagestani journalists and residents reacted sharply to the publication by the head of the Center for Regional Policy Development, who called Sergei Melikov a "good crisis manager." They pointed out that the republic is facing a collapse in the housing and utilities sector, threatening political stability.

Armenian law enforcement agencies investigating the murder of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova in Yerevan continue to attempt to contact her family. They insist on the release of the body to the family members to avoid any future claims.

Ingushetia residents Akhmed Sakalov and Mukhammad Tumgoev were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of preparing sabotage and illegal trafficking of explosive devices.

Russian activists Vladimir Dubovsky and Alina Savelyeva, previously detained by Georgian police on charges of illegally crossing the state border, left Georgia after the ECHR banned Dubovsky's deportation to Russia.

Villagers from Gulli, Kaytag District, protesting the construction of a plant near the Artezan River, wrote appeals to the head of Dagestan and regulatory authorities, but received either no responses or formal replies stating no violations were found. A lawyer recommended going to court.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for a protest outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 427th day in a row. Activists who had served sentences for blocking a sidewalk also participated.

British citizen and English teacher Kuldip Singh was expelled from Abkhazia after being accused of espionage. Social media users pointed out the lack of evidence for the accusations.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Alexander Pavlyukov to nine years in a maximum-security penal colony for fraud against wounded soldiers, whom he promised evacuation from the front lines for money.

Several hundred employees of Rustavi Azot have declared a strike in the city of Rustavi. The employees are demanding higher wages, otherwise they have vowed to engage in continuous protests and paralyze the work process.

Khadizhat (Karina) Ramzanovna Kadyrova is the second daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov and a Chechen statesman. Since 2024, she has served as First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Chechen Government and Head of Administration.

Ernest Khachaturov questions the forensic examination findings, which identified heart disease as the cause of his son Alexander's death in the SVO zone. He is demanding a re-examination. According to his fellow soldiers, Alexander Khachaturov was killed in action.

Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin has opened a criminal case against Valery Sluka, a retired judge of the Sochi Central District Court. The case involves seven counts of mismanagement of municipal land plots in Sochi.

Ullubiy Khanmurzaev, the former head of the Buinaksk district and a suspect in fraud, ended his week-long hunger strike in Makhachkala's Pretrial Detention Center No. 1. According to investigators, he instructed local school directors to fictitiously employ his common-law wife.

A court in Krasnodar reduced the sentence of 54-year-old teacher Irina Kostrova by two months. She was convicted of using a Nazi-era propaganda poster on social media. She will now serve one year and four months in a penal colony.

Old fuel oil emissions and nets left over from washed-out protective embankments have been discovered on the shores of Anapa and the Temryuk district, volunteers reported.

Journalist Nurlan Gahramanli, who is on a hunger strike, reported that his blood pressure had risen. Only after Gahramanli's lack of assistance became public did prison doctors come to him.

Mikhail Turobov and Sergei Timokhin have been killed in combat since the start of the military operation in Ukraine. At least 1,648 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Law enforcement sources reported a shootout in which two unidentified individuals were killed after allegedly opening fire on law enforcement officers. However, there are no visible signs of a shootout in the photos of the car the victims were traveling in.

The Sunzha authorities' sluggish response to residents' complaints about an illegal dump has drawn federal attention to the problem and created an "uncontrollable reputational risk," the head of the regional control center complained to the Ingush government. This discussion came amid a statement by an Interior Ministry general that unresolved housing and utilities issues are fueling protest activity.