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Authorities of the Russian city of Novorossiysk have announced the danger of an attack by unmanned boats (UMBs) on the city. Local residents have been warned that sirens will be turned on.

The decree on renaming the Volgograd airport to “Stalingrad” signed by the Russian President fits into a series of conscious and unconscious attempts to rehabilitate the name of Stalin, but there is no real public demand for that, historians and human rights defenders note.

The authorities of Georgia have condemned the launch of regular flights between Russia and Abkhazia. The Georgian authorities treat the above as a violation of the Georgia’s territorial integrity.

A terrorist attack against law enforcers has been prevented in Dagestan, the FSB reports. The woman who was plotting the terrorist attack has been detained.

A "Freedom Fund" with a bank account in England has been set up by David Djincharadze, a member of the “Freedom Square” Movement. In his opinion, this will help to avoid arrest of the funds raised to pay fines imposed on participants in pro-European protests.

The teenager was assembling an explosive device in his apartment on the instructions of Ukrainian special services, law enforcers assert.

The decision of the Armenian authorities to extend the social assistance programme for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh for two months is only a temporary measure. The authorities do not take into account the realities of life in Armenia and housing prices. The above was claimed by the temporary displaced persons and participants in the protests against the termination of the assistance programme interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.

A resident of Sochi, who worked as a railway security guard, was found guilty of “real assistance to Ukraine” because of his communication with a Ukrainian acquaintance.

The situation in the village of Plievo, where local residents had to pave the street relying on their own efforts and resources, is typical for the private sector throughout Ingushetia. Only a minimal portion of roads are being repaired by order of the local authorities, and the repair is often done poorly.

Power supply to the Akhtynski District, interrupted after bad weather, has been fully restored, and the high alert mode has been cancelled.

The role of Mansur Soltaev, Chechen Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsperson) in the case of a teenager accused of beating up other minors in the city of Tver is essentially limited to political and administrative pressure on investigators and concern for his fellow countryman’s interests.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced five residents of Melitopol to prison terms ranging from 11 to 14 years, finding them guilty of participating in a terrorist community.

Investigators have dropped the charges of financing terrorism against Magomed Magomedov, a former Dagestani Minister of Sports and a former Mayor of the city of Kizilyurt. Magomedov has refused to admit his guilt on the other charges – the murder of the Sirazhudinov father and son, committed in 2006, the creation of a gang, and a theft. The case will be heard by a jury.

According to the ruling of the Shali District Court, Zarema Musaeva will remain in custody in the case on disrupting the operation of the penal colony until August 26. The defence will lodge an appeal against the above ruling of the Shali District Court.

Andrei Bocharov, Governor of the Volgograd Region, informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that the military veteran community and participants of the special military operation asked to rename the Volgograd airport to “Stalingrad”. Vladimir Putin signed the appropriate decree on the same day.

In Rostov-on-Don, a court found Yegor Semyonov, a native of Melitopol, guilty in the case on the attempted poisoning of graduates of the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School of Air Defence Pilots in the Krasnodar Territory.

During searches conducted at homes of Georgian activists and supporters of charity funds, who helped in paying fines imposed on protesters, their phones and laptops were taken away.

More than 3000 applications have been sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) demanding that the disappearance case of Seda Suleimanova, a Chechen native, be investigated under the federal control. Seda's friend continues seeking justice for her, although she is almost certain that the girl is dead.

Darya Polyudova, an activist from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), faces pressure in the Kostroma colony; and her advocate helps her in defending her rights.

The Court of Appeal has ruled to terminate the criminal case against Valery Bailo due to his death, although the son of the deceased Jehovah's Witness* insisted on his father’s rehabilitation.