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In Sukhumi, wreaths were lowered into the sea and a "Nart bonfire" was lit to commemorate the end of the Caucasian War. A procession was held in Damascus, Syria, and Circassians gathered in Aleppo to honor the memory of the fallen. Commemorative events were also held in cities and towns across the Caucasus republics.

Following a brawl between local residents in the village of Solodushino in the Nikolaevsky district, four participants were charged, and one victim was hospitalized. Representatives of the Roma community apologized for the incident, adding that the other side in the conflict was also at fault. Their opponents claimed the conflict had been going on for years.

Ingush theologian Akhmed Tangiyev, who previously served as deputy mufti of Karelia, was detained by security forces 10 days ago, sources reported, suggesting it was connected to reports of the detention of muftis who are members of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation.

Security forces are conducting searches of the office and apartment of Andranik Tevanyan, chairman of the Mother Armenia party and second on the Prosperous Armenia party list. Tevanyan has been charged with treason, which he has called fabricated.

The Caucasian War has virtually disappeared from the academic agenda in Russia, but residents of the Caucasian republics retain interest, as evidenced by the demand for literature on this period. The politicization of the topic is reflected in the presentation of the material, which evolved in the late Soviet period.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced a 43-year-old Kislovodsk resident to 14 years in prison, finding him guilty of transmitting photos and videos of the "Visit Center of the Interactive Museum of History and Nature of the Park" to a terrorist representative.

Fatima Chotchaeva, a resident of the Malokarachaevsky district of Karachay-Cherkessia, was sentenced to eight years and six months in a general regime penal colony on charges of financing the armed group "Sabri Jamaat"*.

The commemorative event in Istanbul marking the 162nd anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War took place under strict restrictions: for the first time in many years, Circassian activists were prevented from entering the Russian Consulate General to lay a funeral wreath. Police also demanded that some banners be removed from the display.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Ruslan Chakhkiev to five years in prison for evading military service during the mobilization.

Senior Lieutenant Ruslan Churukhov from the Tarumovsky District was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,948 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Ibragim Baibulatov, the recently suspended head of the Khasavyurt District Traffic Police, has been arrested for three months on charges of bribery. However, the case contains no evidence of any money being transferred to Baibulatov personally or to any other traffic police officer.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ruslan Useinov to 6.5 years in prison for three comments on a messenger app.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan dismissed the appeal against researcher Bahruz Samedov's conviction. The political scientist's defense team plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced 49-year-old Ukrainian and Russian citizen Alexandra Krasnikova to 15 years in prison, finding her guilty of treason.

Commemorative events marking the 162nd anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War in Maykop attracted several hundred people. That evening, activists lit candles at the Adyghe hearth in the city center. Participants called for the continued preservation of the memory of the difficult trials endured by the Adyghe people.