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The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, stated that he will not allow the activities of state structures of Nagorno-Karabakh on the territory of the country. The authorities of the unrecognized republic intend to start consultations with Armenian parties, while Karabakh activists demand to legally enshrine the status of displaced persons as victims of genocide.

The authorities of Dagestan reported on payments to nearly 89 thousand residents of the republic who were recognized as victims of the flooding. The total amount of payments reached 3.4 billion rubles.

The defense of the two minor sons of the leader of "Muslim Unity" Taleh Bagirzade, accused of beating a schoolgirl, insists on the absence of a crime, but the court rejected the lawyers' petition to dismiss the case. The mother of the teenagers claims that their prosecution has political motives.

The Derbent City Court fined a 40-year-old local resident, finding him guilty of publicly displaying the symbols of an extremist organization.

In Volgograd, the police warned civil activists about the inadmissibility of actions during the elections. At some polling stations in the regional center today, there were queues of budget employees.

For publishing a video in which law enforcement saw justification for terrorism and calls for terrorist activity, a resident of Makhachkala faces up to seven years in prison.

Residents of Makhachkala told "Caucasian Knot" that elections in their surroundings are hardly discussed, and mainly budget workers and civil servants go to the polling stations. They do not observe any protest voting and do not consider it a way to express their position.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, a three-day voting process has begun for the elections to the State Duma and municipal authorities. Some voters considered participation mandatory, while others explained to the correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" why they would not go to the polling station.

The Shali City Court of Chechnya has once again refused to satisfy the petition for the conditional early release of Zarema Musaeva, who has been imprisoned for about five years.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a minor resident of Kabardino-Balkaria to seven years in prison for preparing a terrorist act and attacking police officers in 2024.

A native of the Chernihiv region with Russian citizenship has been arrested in Kabardino-Balkaria on charges of preparing a sabotage and treason.

The candidate from the "Apple" party, Ahmed Abazov, withdrew his candidacy for the State Duma elections after he and his family began receiving threats demanding that they withdraw from the election campaign.

Seven natives of Chechnya have been deported from Germany, despite the fact that they provided German authorities with evidence of persecution in their homeland.

The natives of Ingushetia, Movlat and Yusup Tsuroev, were tortured after being handed over to the Russian side. They were allowed to meet with their relatives only after publications about their deportation, sources reported.

The criminal case against the Abkhaz lawyer Irakli Bzhinava due to publications about Shamil Basayev is unfounded. Bzhinava is a decent person and a patriot of Abkhazia, stated some social media users. Other commentators reminded that Basayev organized terrorist attacks in Budyonnovsk, Moscow, and Beslan, and demanded not to justify him.

A drone attack on a school gym in the Gulkievsky district, where a polling station was located, occurred at night before its opening. There are no casualties or injuries, authorities reported today.

The court denied the climber from Karachay-Cherkessia, Mikhail Semenov, conditional early release, considering that the necessary period for filing a petition has not yet expired. The defense believes the calculation of the term is erroneous and announced its intention to appeal the ruling.

On Atazhukina Street in Nalchik, children find it difficult to cross the road at night due to the lack of lighting and pedestrian crossings, complained a local resident. Other residents of Nalchik, commenting on her complaint on social media, pointed out the absence of sidewalks, the poor condition of the road, and criticized the city administration for the state of the street's infrastructure.

Polling stations in Sochi temporarily suspended operations due to a drone attack. Commission members, observers, and voters were moved to shelters, and after the threat was lifted, the stations resumed operations.

In the Krasnodar region, one polling station has been moved to a backup location after windows were shattered in the building during a drone attack.