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The Moscow City Court upheld the five-year sentence for Grigory Melkonyants, co-chairman of the Golos* movement, rejecting his defense's arguments.

The amnesty proposed by Ilham Aliyev to mark Azerbaijan's Year of Constitution and Sovereignty will affect approximately 20,000 people. Local activists welcomed the amnesty initiative, noting that it will not resolve the issue of political prisoners.

The court remanded Vugar Gadirli, an activist with the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, in pretrial detention for three months. He is accused of illegal possession of weapons. The party claimed that security forces planted the weapons on him during a search.

A court in Krasnodar sentenced former Deputy Mayor Vsevolod Netreba to a prison term and a large fine for attempted fraud. The official pleaded guilty in court.

A pumping station in the Rostov region was knocked out after a drone attack, cutting off water supply to residents of a residential area in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, the Maslovka village, and the Pogorelovo station.

Azerbaijani analysts have questioned the veracity of claims of vandalism at monasteries in Karabakh. They argue that Christian monuments in Azerbaijan are protected by the state.

Demand for bookings in Anapa increased during the New Year holidays, but the prospects for the 2026 resort season depend on the authorities' decision to reopen the beaches, according to tour operators. The scientist believes it's too early to talk about a complete cleanup of the beaches.

The security officials involved in the beating of two young men in Tskhinvali in October have been dismissed; the boys' parents are not seeking a different punishment. The authorities' decision to dismiss those involved in the incident demonstrates a shift in attitudes toward violence in South Ossetia following the death of Inal Dzhabiev.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said during a live broadcast that he is fed up with power, but will run for the republic's presidency in 2026 if the president nominates him and the people support him.

The Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of Russia dismissed the appeals of former Dagestan Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Isayev, Magomed Khazamov, and the defense of Murad Shuaibov, who died in prison, against the verdict in the case of the murder of Chernovik editor-in-chief Khadzhimurad Kamalov. Isayev had signed a contract and was wounded in the SVO zone.

At least 4,051 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,199 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.