A Russian serviceman has publicly apologized and refuted his words that the Chechen Akhmat unit did not engage in combat with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region and that conscripts had to stop the Ukrainians.

The Chechen Muftiate will not close private madrassas if the directors cancel the mandatory tuition fee. Information about the muftiate's order to stop work appeared on the resources of local religious institutions on August 6. For more details, see our video report.

Before the start of the chess tournament in Makhachkala, one participant approached one of the tables, poured an unknown liquid and rubbed it with a chess piece. This moment was caught on surveillance cameras, Baza reported.

Another criminal case about the poisoning of residents with tap water was opened in Dagestan. We are talking about the provision of unsafe services (Part 1 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

The convicted former head of Makhachkala pretrial detention center-1, Daud Davydov, who commanded a unit on the front line in the "SVO" zone, has gone missing. This was reported by the chairman of the republic's Public Monitoring Commission, Shamil Khadulaev.

The Gunibsky District Court of Dagestan has registered an administrative case regarding the absence of a "foreign agent" marking against former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev. He had previously supported pro-government initiatives, including the adoption of the law on "foreign agents".

A fighter from Dagestan, Khabib Nurmagomedov's cousin Umar, defeated American Cory Sandhagen in the main fight of UFC on ABC 7 in Abu Dhabi. Umar Nurmagomedov now has 18 wins in 18 competitions. His next fight will be a title fight. Khabib's brother will enter the octagon against the winner of the confrontation between American Shorn O'Malley and Georgian Merab Dvalishvili. It is scheduled for September 14 in Las Vegas.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Daniil Kamnev, a surviving participant in the hostage taking in Rostov pretrial detention center, to 23 years in prison. He was charged with preparing an explosion in the building of the OMVD of Kislovodsk. The man admitted his guilt.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has spoken out against women wearing a burqa that covers their faces. At the same time, he promised to personally shoot anyone who tells his daughter to take off her hijab.

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Kabardino-Balkaria believes that girls should dress as close as possible to what is prescribed in the school charter. At the same time, their appearance should correspond to the norms of religion, including wearing a headscarf.