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The son of the second president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Anzor Maskhadov, has been added to the Russian register of foreign agents for speaking out against Russia's actions in Ukraine.

Today's protest on Rustaveli Avenue, which will take place on the anniversary of the start of daily protests, should serve to consolidate those who disagree with the policies of the Georgian Dream party, according to participants in the hunger strike outside the Georgian parliament, which is now in its 32nd day.

The number of dolphin deaths in the Anapa district has almost tripled compared to 2023. Experts from the Delfa Center indicated that the cetaceans' deaths could have been caused by pollution of their habitat due to a fuel oil spill.

Religious sentiments do not influence the training of future doctors, and outside of class hours, students are "unrestricted in their freedom of religion," stated the rector of the North Ossetian Medical Academy. He considered publications about students' namaz practices to be incitement to ethnic hatred.

Members of the Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners, established in a Baku prison colony, are under pressure, receiving threats, and are being prevented from communicating with their families.

The trial of Rostov Region activist Lyudmila Borzilo, alleging the disclosure of her adoption secret, has begun in court. The woman is participating in the trial via videoconference from a psychiatric hospital, where she was re-admitted at the request of investigators. The large family is unable to afford legal fees and is concerned about Lyudmila's impending birth.

During his live broadcast, Dagestan's head, Sergei Melikov, sidestepped pressing issues and gave only vague, convenient answers to questions raised, residents of the republic noted, noting that they were expecting clarification on the constant power and water outages, burning landfills, and rising utility and transportation costs.

Evgeniya Khasis, convicted in the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, was released from prison today after serving her full sentence.

Andrei Perkovich was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,549 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Dagestani parliament member Izi Aliyev has been remanded in custody on charges of bribery and abuse of power while head of the republic's social fund department. Investigators believe that a group led by Aliyev issued at least 5,000 illegal child benefits.

Ivan Gel, head of the Ilovlinsky District, failed to appear at the first court hearing of the retrial of his subordinate in the steppe fire. A representative of the victims petitioned to change the official's pretrial detention. Witnesses confirmed that the deceased administration employee opposed the use of untrained personnel to fight the fire.

Lieutenant Kristina Gorbunova was sentenced to three years in prison in Kabardino-Balkaria for accepting a bribe of one and a half million rubles. According to investigators, she accepted the bribe in exchange for a soldier's release from combat.

Alexander Pereverzev from Stavropol was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 847 soldiers from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed in the fighting.

The congress of the republican party "Forum of National Unity of Abkhazia" accused the republic's authorities of introducing police-style management methods and threatened to initiate mass protests.

Armed, masked men stole donations and documents from the church of Archbishop Viktor Pivovarov of the Russian Orthodox Church, then took his assistant, Ilya Sigida, with them. Sigida's mother was informed that he was being detained on charges of discrediting the army.

At the first court hearing in human rights activist Ivan Ivanov's lawsuit against the administration and regulatory authorities over internet outages in Volgograd, no witness was given the floor, and officials refused to answer the plaintiff's questions.

The court, which toughened the sentence of a developer in a case of fraud involving housing for orphans, did not oblige him to return the stolen advance payment to the budget, despite orphans in Kabardino-Balkaria waiting ten years or more for apartments.

Archimandrite Dorote Kurashvili, defrocked for supporting protesters, held a prayer service at a rally outside the Georgian parliament on the 365th day of protests.

Participants in the 2023 riots at Makhachkala's Uytash Airport attempted to disarm security forces and threw stones at them, according to witness testimony read out in court.

A court in Astrakhan has remanded in custody regional resident Alexander Dvoryanchikov, accused of attempted sabotage and terrorism.