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The idea of exchanging enclaves and exclaves between Baku and Yerevan sparked heated debates among Armenian and Azerbaijani social media users: both sides took categorical positions against the surrender of land. Azerbaijani analysts, however, allowed for a coordinated exchange considering legal grounds and security interests, but disagreed on the strategic value of the territories and the possibility of transferring Armenia's exclaves.

Searches were conducted in the homes of supporters of the "Strong Armenia" party in Stepanavan, 14 people were detained, reported the Anti-Corruption Committee. The party stated that among those detained is mayoral candidate Arsen Gevorgyan. Opposition members called the actions of the security forces political persecution.

The court in the Lak district of Dagestan recognized the family members of local residents as owners of a house destroyed during the spring floods after they provided receipts for utility payments and asked neighbors to give testimonies. This granted them the right to be included in the lists for receiving new housing.

During the drone attack, a health resort enterprise in the Tuapse district was damaged.

The prosecutor requested 12 years of imprisonment for the head of the Azerbaijani website Meclis.info, Imran Aliyev, and 11 years for activist Elgiz Gahraman. The prosecutor's speech was interrupted after the third defendant, accountant Tamella Musaeva, felt unwell.

In Chegem, the heating season was supposed to start on October 15, but the radiators in residents' homes are still cold, a local resident complained on social media. Other residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, commenting on his complaint, shared similar problems in their localities. They criticized officials for inadequate preparation for the heating season and were outraged that they had to pay for heating that was not provided.

Military serviceman Rustam Akaev from the Karabudakhkent district was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 2173 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

The journalist Polad Aslanov, who declared a hunger strike in protest against the restrictions imposed by the Azerbaijani authorities on wearing the hijab, has been hospitalized in a medical facility of the penitentiary service.

The court fined Nalchik resident Alim Pshigotizhev 300,000 rubles for transferring 300 rubles to the "Anti-Corruption Foundation"*.

In Dagestan, a family has achieved the right to receive housing compensation for a house destroyed during the flood, the ownership of which was not officially registered.

A case has been filed in court against a resident of Volgograd who, three years ago, while still a minor, posted audio recordings with comments in Telegram that were recognized as propaganda of terrorism ideology and its justification.

Law enforcement officials suspected a resident of the Krasnodar region of preparing a terrorist attack on a Ministry of Defense facility. The man has been detained and taken into custody, facing seven criminal charges.

After the tourist season ended, queues at gas stations in the cities of Krasnodar Krai have decreased, drivers reported. The shortage of certain brands of gasoline persists in some places, and at some private gas stations, residents say the price of fuel reaches 160-190 rubles per liter.

On the 692nd day of continuous pro-European actions, participants of the gathering in the center of Tbilisi called for the protection of freedom of speech and again expressed support for the arrested journalist Vaho Sanaya.

The commander of the special police regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs named after Akhmat Kadyrov, Zamid Chalaev, promised to "not be lenient" with the residents of Chechnya whom the security forces detain on suspicion of aiding extremists and militants.

After a long break, gas stations of the "Lukoil" network have reopened in Astrakhan, but there are still restrictions on the volume of gasoline sold.

In the Krasnodar region, three underage young men have been detained on charges of terrorism. The investigation claims that they set fire to railway equipment.

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan may temporarily suspend the agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union concerning Armenia. This will restore customs control, and the country's GDP is projected to decrease by 15.6%.

The Krasnodar Regional Court has softened the measure of restraint for former Vice-Governor of Kuban Andrey Korobka, releasing the official from custody under a written pledge not to leave.

The Central District Court of Volgograd sent local resident Ivan Obolonin to a pre-trial detention center, accused of justifying terrorist activities due to comments in a messenger.