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Authorities' statements about the absence of oil spills after the fire on the Aframax Rio tanker are premature; pollution of the shore is inevitable, ecologists believe. The "Transparent World" project records oil stains along the coast of Kuban, and volunteers find soiled birds on the beaches.

The accused in the case of the Kuban pensioners, Nikolai Nabiyev, was brought to the military court in Rostov-on-Don with a bruise on his face. The defendant stated that he was beaten by the guards when he asked for medicine.

Demonstrators in Tbilisi on the 685th day of protests demanded the release of political prisoners and called on their fellow citizens to continue the fight for freedom.

The Derbent City Court sent the commander of the platoon of the DPS battalion to the pre-trial detention center, accused of exceeding official powers. According to the investigation, he unlawfully ordered the release of a detained driver who refused to present documents to the patrol officers.

A citizen of Azerbaijan has been hospitalized in Bulgaria after a drone attack on the cargo ship Chelsea 3 in the Black Sea. Seven more citizens of Azerbaijan were rescued from board this vessel.

The father of the convicted Sochi engineer Alexey Shchus visits him in the colony but refuses to speak in detail about his son's situation, fearing consequences for the family. The relatives of the prisoner do not contact human rights activists.

In the Krasnodar region, a "Heightened Readiness" regime has been in effect since October 13 due to the threat of oil product spills within the boundaries of Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk. Ecologists reported the spread of pollution to Anapa.

A criminal case has been initiated against a 37-year-old resident of the village of Ekazhevo, who forcibly held his wife in their home and fired a gun at a police officer.

Although the outcome of the elections for the head of Dagestan is predetermined, the debates among candidates for this position are necessary, believe the authors of the appeal to the deputies. Journalists interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" doubted the activists' arguments and do not expect a response from the authorities.

Alim Kandokhov and Aslan Khuzhokov from the Urvansky district were killed in the SVO zone. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 477 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

American military bases in the Middle East should be targeted, and strikes on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia "cannot be justified," said the head of Chechnya.

The sentence of the stand-up comedian from Yeisk, Artemy Ostanin, who was sentenced to a long term for a monologue about a disabled person and Jesus Christ, remains unchanged.

A resident of Nakhchivan, Gudrat Abdullayev, was arrested for 25 days after posting a video criticizing the restrictions on wearing hijabs in schools, while 29-year-old resident of the Absheron district, Rafael Huseynzade, received 30 days of arrest for writing a protest against the hijab ban on a school building.

In the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD), 33 terrorist-related crimes have been prevented this year and 260 people have been detained, reported the National Anti-Terrorism Committee. Relatives of the accused local residents regularly complain about falsifications and violations of the rights of the detainees, while analysts have repeatedly questioned the validity of some reports from law enforcement about the prevented terrorist attacks.

Unknown individuals broke the glass and damaged the playground equipment in the Camping area of Gagra, a local resident complained on social media. Other residents, commenting on her complaint, demanded that officials find and punish those responsible and install video surveillance.

The regional Ministry of Health refuses to open a children's department in the building of the new clinic in the "Obraztsovo" microdistrict in Krasnodar, leaving about a thousand families without children's medical care nearby, and appeals to officials have not yielded results, complained the authors of a collective appeal to Putin.

The ban on wearing hijabs in schools in Azerbaijan corresponds to the secular nature of education and the uniform requirements for school uniforms, stated some social media users. Other commentators pointed out that the restrictions violate freedom of religion and deprive schoolgirls of the opportunity to attend classes. Another group of commentators suggested a compromise option – to open separate schools for children from religious families.

The court in Sochi ordered officials to provide a local resident with housing, stating that she has the right to it as she is an orphan.

Drones attacked Kamensk-Shakhtinsky tonight.

The developer of the residential complex "Legenda" in Krasnodar called the police after parents tried to prevent the installation of garbage containers in the children's playground, residents reported, who had previously submitted a collective appeal to President Vladimir Putin. The work is being carried out on a legally rented plot, and part of the infrastructure of the residential complex is located there without approval, the developer stated.