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A tourist who tried to find a deserted place to spend time with a woman in the mountains of Dagestan posted a video with an apology to residents of the republic. Guests of Dagestan should respect local customs, some users of the “VKontakte” media outlet point out. Their opponents considered unacceptable the behaviour of local residents who rudely scolded the couple.

The police and the FSB suspected a resident of Ingushetia of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of his comment on a social media outlet, posted four days before the start of the special military operation.

Aslan Naptugov, a resident of Cherkessk, and 10 other natives of the Karachay-Cherkessian Repuvlic (KChR) were accused of extremism because of their social activities, an advocate has suggested.

Despite the warnings pronounced by Nagorno-Karabakh authorities not to burn or damage their houses prior to abandoning them, a resident of the village of Akhavno has burned down his house, filmed the process and posted it in social networks.

After tourists have posted in social networks their photos with the remains of those buried in the Dargavs Necropolis, residents of North Ossetia have again demanded from authorities to close the "City of the Dead" for visiting.

The uncontrolled inflow of Russian citizens is a threat to Georgia's security and economy, since it is not known what goals they pursue when coming into the country, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

Chechen law enforcers are conducting raids in Dagestan and take away boys and girls who are treated as violators of Vainakh rules of decency, residents of Chechnya, who came to Dagestan on vacation, have complained.

According to the updated information, six people perished in the explosion, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported today. Other 16 people are missing; the number of victims has exceeded 60.

On August 10, 22 administrative cases arrived in the Voroshilov District Court under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces in relation to Vitaly Gotra; in another case the article on which the protocol was drawn up was not indicated, as follows from the information on the court's website. The date of the session has not yet been set.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has declared illegal the extension of the arrest of Eduard Ataev, the former coordinator of Navalny's office* in Makhachkala, but he was left in custody. The court has received a criminal case against the activist; and the article on drug dealing was added to the charge of possessing explosives.

Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, who is actively involved in training volunteers to be sent to Ukraine, has become the only representative of the regions of Southern Russia in the presidium of the presidential council for the development of local self-government.

Lieutenant Aslan Agaragimov has perished in Ukraine; the Order of Courage was handed over to his family, the administration of the city of Dagestanskie Ogni has informed. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 195 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed.

Tourists have come to rest and have the right to dress as they please, some social network users have noted in their comments to the appeal of the Imam of the village of Gunib to the guests of Dagestan urging them to wear closed clothes and observe the moral and ethical standards adopted in Dagestan. In their turn, other users have objected asserting that local Muslims and authorities should be more active in demanding from tourists to comply with the dress code.

The charges against Djafar Mirzoev, an activist, detained in Azerbaijan within a drug case after his return from Germany on readmission, is based only on the words of the policemen who had detained him, Nemat Kerimli, an advocate, asserts.

The case of residents of Ingushetia, two of whom are accused of plotting terror acts in Sunzha, and two of aiding terrorists, has been brought to court.

The stay of Russian tourists in Georgia should be cut down to one month and oblige them to confirm while crossing the border that they recognize the territorial integrity of Georgia, Levan Khabeishvili, one of the leaders of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, has stated.

The court has imposed a fine of a thousand roubles on Yuri Trubachov, a Category I disabled person, who for several hours blocked the road to the landfill in the Poltavskaya rural settlement with a demand to close the dump.

Magomed Atimagomedov has stated that he had planned to escape, as the employees of the Kalmyk colony threatened him with charges under a terrorist article, but he was not involved in the murder of the warden, and signed his testimonies under pressure. This was reported by Azu Alieva, his advocate.

Daud Kuramagomedov was severely beaten up and is in a depressed psychological state; however, medical care was rendered to him only 10 minutes before the visit of his advocate, Snezhana Muntyan has informed.

The President of South Ossetia dismissed Vladimir Pukhaev, the country’s Minister of Defence, in connection with the beating of Azamat Djigkaev, a resident of Tskhinvali, by special forces fighters, states a decree posted on the website of the leader of the republic.