The Tuapse eco-activist was arrested due to correspondence in Telegram.
The court arrested activist Denis Matveev from "EcoWatch for the North Caucasus" due to correspondence in support of Ukraine.
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The number of fatalities from the drone attack on Yeisk has risen to three.
In the hospital of Yeisk, the victim of the drone attack has died. Mourning has been declared in the Yeisk district and a state of emergency has been introduced.
Long queues have formed again at gas stations in southern Russia.
Restrictions on sales and fuel shortages force drivers in the Volgograd and Astrakhan regions to stand in queues, while rising fuel and other goods prices make families save.
Wheat and propane from Russia have been sent to Armenia through Azerbaijan.
Nine wagons of wheat and one wagon of propane, arriving from Russia, have been sent to Armenia in transit through the territory of Azerbaijan.
Telegram users criticized the condition of the beaches in Anapa.
The sandy beaches have turned into a shore with clay and stones, users of Telegram pointed out.
The Krasnodar communist received a warning from the security forces.
Employees of the Center for Countering Extremism handed an official warning to Krasnodar City Duma deputy Alexander Safronov about the inadmissibility of abusing freedom of speech.
Commentators doubted the prospects of Shchukin's fight against corruption.
Acting head of Dagestan Fyodor Shchukin instructed his subordinates to combat budgetary fraud. Social media users, commenting on Shchukin's statement, demanded punishment for those guilty of bribery and embezzlement, as well as a review of budget expenditures.
Two people were killed in the drone attack on Kuban.
During the drone attack on the Yeysk district, two children were killed.
A fighter from the Rostov region was killed in the special military operation.
Sergey Movsesyan was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 975 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
The tractor driver detonated a mine in the Khojavend district.
The tractor driver sustained multiple shrapnel wounds when he detonated a mine in the village of Dyudyukchu in the Khojavend district of Azerbaijan.
The authorities' report on the readiness of housing and communal services for winter has caused skepticism among the residents of Dagestan.
The authorities of Dagestan reported that the facilities of the housing and communal services are 62% ready for the autumn-winter period. Residents of the republic, commenting on this report on social media, expressed doubts about the provided data, complained about the increase in utility tariffs, and about problems with infrastructure.
A resident of Kuban has been detained for justifying terrorism.
Law enforcement detained a resident of the Krasnodar region for comments in a messenger justifying the activities of a pro-Ukrainian organization recognized as terrorist.
The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia refused to reopen the investigation into the death of Tamar Bachaliashvili.
There are no legal grounds for reopening the investigation into the death of programmer Tamar Bachaliashvili, and the version of suicide is supported by evidence, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia responded to her parents' request to resume the investigation.
The son of the former head of the Interior Ministry of Krasnodar was sentenced for a fatal traffic accident.
The cassation court upheld the sentence of the son of the former head of the Interior Ministry of Krasnodar, Alexander Semenov, who was sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony for a fatal traffic accident committed while intoxicated.
Election campaigning in South Ossetia has practically not started.
The Central Election Commission of South Ossetia refused to register Khocha Chochiev as a candidate for the presidency of the republic. Less than a month before the elections, there are practically no campaign materials on the streets, and the media only cover the work of the acting president Marat Kambolov.
Two inmates of the Kalmyk colony were convicted in a case concerning a terrorist community.
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced two inmates of a Kalmyk colony, finding them guilty of participating in a terrorist community operating within the correctional facility.
The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for being absent from his unit.
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Aslan Ansokov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of evading service.
Demonstrators in Tbilisi and Batumi demanded to abandon the pro-Russian course
Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration took to the streets in Tbilisi, Batumi, and Kutaisi for the 632nd consecutive day, demanding the release of political prisoners and an end to cooperation with Russia.
Some of the defendants appealed the verdict in the case of the "Sharia patrols" in Tyrnyauz.
Four out of ten convicted by the Elbrus District Court in the case of the "Sharia patrols" in Tyrnyauz appealed the verdict to the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria. They consider themselves innocent and are asking for acquittal.
The case of the poisoning of kindergarten children in Paraul has reached the court.
The prosecutor's office has submitted the case of the head of the kindergarten "Chudo" to the Karabudakhkent District Court, in which 10 children were poisoned by carbon monoxide in early February.
The prosecution requested community service for Semyon Slepakov*.
The prosecution demanded 400 hours of community service for comedian Semyon Slepakov* for posts without the foreign agent label. Slepakov* sent a statement to the court indicating that he left the country in 2022 and did not post any materials on the territory of Russia or under its jurisdiction.
87 Azerbaijani families received keys to apartments in Karabakh.
Eight families of displaced persons moved to the village of Kyarkidzhakhan, in the villages of the Khojaly district - 34 families, in the villages of the Agdere district - 45 families.
A fighter from Stavropol was killed in the SVO zone.
Maxim Knoroz was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 971 fighters from Stavropol have been officially recognized as killed.
The ban on communication for Aregnaz Manukyan with close relatives has been lifted.
The appellate court in Yerevan allowed communication for the member of the "Mother Armenia" party, Aregnaz Manukyan, with close relatives.
A serviceman from Dagestan was killed in the special military operation.
Zaur Alibekov from Kaspiysk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 2081 servicemen from Dagestan as killed there.
A resident of the Krasnodar region was fined for a comment about Putin
The Krasnoarmeysky District Court fined Vitaly Gusary 30,000 rubles for the comment "Putin is abandoning his own," considering it a discrediting of the Armed Forces of Russia.
The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Danila Kopylov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of being absent from service for more than one month.
A fighter from Ingushetia was killed in Ukraine
Mikail Komurzoev from the Nazran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 210 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.
"Rosneft" sent 960 tons of gasoline to Abkhazia
A batch of AI-92 gasoline has been imported into Abkhazia under a contract with "Rosneft", but less than a third of the total volume will be available for sale at gas stations.
Two convicts in the Toplum TV case have been sent to a punishment cell.
Activists Ruslan Izzetli and Ali Zeynal, convicted in the Toplum TV case, have been placed in a punishment cell after protesting due to the lack of drinking water in the prison.
The name of the killed serviceman from Dagestan in Ukraine has been revealed.
Ahmed Magomedov from the Unzukul district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 2080 servicemen from Dagestan as killed there.
Pashinyan commented on the demands of Vardashen residents
The authorities are not obliged to provide housing for residents of emergency houses in the Vardashen quarter, as their property is worth nothing on the market, said the Prime Minister of Armenia.
Protests by opponents of the "Georgian Dream" continue in Tbilisi
Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration held a protest in Tbilisi for the 631st consecutive day. Political prisoner Zviad Tsetskhladze reported systematic abuse of prisoners in jails.
A resident of Sochi received a sentence for extremist publications on social media.
The appellate court refused to mitigate the punishment of a resident of Sochi, whose publications were found by law enforcement and the court to contain calls for violence against non-Muslims.
The singer Magomedova's stalker avoided arrest
Investigators in Dagestan released a man without any preventive measures who attacked the performer of nasheeds, Khadija Magomedova, in her home. The singer herself stated that she fears for her life.
Sources reported the detention of those who met Belkharoyev's body at the airport.
Two men who arrived at Mineralnye Vody airport from Ingushetia to collect the body of Yakub Belkharoyev have been detained. The body of the deceased is also with the security forces, sources reported.
The pensioner from the Volgograd region who shot at the UAV had his fine canceled.
The Volgograd Regional Court ruled to terminate the proceedings in the case and return the gun to pensioner Nikolai Mukhin, who was fined for attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian UAV.
The pace of the school's renovation disappointed the residents of Nalchik.
Residents of the "Alexandrovka" microdistrict in Nalchik hoped that school No. 30 would accept students after a prolonged renovation on September 1, but the work is still far from completion. The authorities promised to take the pace of work under control.