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The court remanded former deputy head of Pyatigorsk Svetlana Marchenko, accused of abuse of office, in custody for two months.

Volunteers cleaning Tuapse's beaches of oil spills are particularly challenged by shortages of food and equipment, as well as respirators and bags. Women participating in the cleanup admitted they are not allowed into the most contaminated areas.

According to the Caucasus Heritage Watch organization, based on satellite images, the memorial to the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, erected in Stepanakert, has been destroyed.

While authorities claim minor damage and that water and air samples in Tuapse meet hygiene standards after four attacks, local residents are complaining of smog, traces of petroleum products on windowsills and balcony railings, and poor health.

Akhmed Balkarov, a native of Kabardino-Balkaria, who was planned by prison administration in the Penza region to be sent to a psychiatric hospital more than 1,000 kilometers away, has been "dropped out," the facility's administration told his mother.

Ramil Babayev, a defendant in the Toplum TV case, announced at a Baku court hearing that his health has sharply worsened amid his ongoing hunger strike. Babayev declared the hunger strike in protest against violence against pretrial detention facility inmates.

The court sentenced Salman Ozdoev to six years in prison after he first failed to report to his unit at the appointed time and then left his post without permission.

Participants in a rally outside the Georgian parliament on the 523rd day of continuous protests demanded the release of political prisoners and the purchase of medications for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The Tuapse District administration has published an official list of "underground spaces" that residents are encouraged to use as shelters during drone attacks. Telegram users reported that many of these spaces are closed or unsuitable for use as shelters.

The head of the Housing and Utilities Department of the Neftekumsk District Administration has been placed under house arrest for allegedly exceeding his authority while executing municipal contracts. The damages from his actions are estimated at over 14 million rubles.

Timur Baysultanov and Adam Nuraliyev from the Kazbekovsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,916 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Investigators in Krasnodar reported searching for suspects in the desecration of military graves at a cemetery in the village of Kopansky. The damaged photographs on the graves belonged to participants in the fighting in Ukraine.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a resident of Stavropol Krai to a lengthy prison term, finding him a member of a terrorist organization.

Arrested Strong Armenia party representative Artur Avanesyan ended his hunger strike following an appeal from party leader Samvel Karapetyan.

The severing of the Milli Majlis's cooperation with the European Parliament, which was largely symbolic, will not result in economic losses for Azerbaijan due to the EU's interest in energy and transport partnerships. However, Baku may suffer political and image costs, while Brussels will lose the opportunity to demand compliance with European human rights standards, Baku-based analysts noted.

The Kabardino-Balkaria Human Rights Center has appealed to the Russian Prosecutor General regarding numerous and systematic violations of the rights of convicted Akhmed Balkarov.

Bloggers are installing shelters and preparing the beach for opening at the Blagoveshchenskaya village beach in Anapa, despite the fact that it has not been refilled with new sand, according to reports.

A criminal case has been opened in Krasnodar regarding the desecration of 14 graves belonging to participants in a special military operation.

Sevinj Vagifgizi, editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani publication Abzas Media and currently serving a nine-year prison sentence, has been included in the annual "10 Most Urgent" list published by the international coalition One Free Press Coalition. Vagifgizi's case, like that of other journalists on the list, is related to the persecution of journalists for their professional activities, the coalition noted.

Sergei Bylinkin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 943 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.