The health of Crimean political prisoner Arsen Abkhairov, serving his sentence in Correctional Colony No. 9 in Tsivilsk (Chuvash Republic), continues to deteriorate, and the issue of necessary varicose vein surgery remains unresolved. This was reported by Crimean Solidarity, citing his wife, Aziza Abkhairova. She had a long visit with her husband in late February and early March.

Crimean Tatar activist Ernest Seitosmanov, sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, was transferred from a prison in Vladimir to Correctional Facility No. 2 in Angarsk (Irkutsk Region).

A Yekaterinburg court found Shahin Shykhlinsky, the former head of the city's Azerbaijani diaspora, and his son, Mutvala, guilty of using violence against a government official. As a result, the former was sentenced to 24 years in prison (including his previous sentence), while his son received an eight-year sentence.

In the village of Shaitli in the Tsuntinsky District, an avalanche hit, covering two houses. According to the Dagestan Ministry of Emergency Situations, a woman and child were trapped under the snow, and evacuations are underway.

According to the BBC Russian service, the criminal prosecution of Novaya Gazeta columnist Oleg Roldugin, whose case is related to the illegal collection of personal data, may have been prompted by the anonymous Telegram channel "More Than Fact." The publication relies on information from an anonymous acquaintance of Roldugin and an informed source.

A criminal case has been opened in Dagestan following the collapse of the Gedzhukh Reservoir dam. The investigation is underway under articles of the Criminal Code for violating safety regulations during construction (resulting in the deaths of two or more people) and for violating environmental protection regulations.

The South Caucasus has the potential to strengthen regional integration. Farhad Mammadov, coordinator of the Peace Bridge initiative and director of the South Caucasus Studies Center, expressed this opinion after a meeting of civil societies from Azerbaijan and Armenia. He argued for the region's attractiveness from a transport and logistics perspective in the current geopolitical situation.

Three suspects have been detained in North Ossetia in connection with the explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in Vladikavkaz, which killed two people and injured 15.

Dagestan's head, Sergei Melikov, dismissed rumors of his imminent resignation, stating that he is focused on dealing with the aftermath of the emergency and helping the victims. He noted that while he is busy addressing the republic's pressing issues, "passions are running high" in political circles and the media in Dagestan.

Today, Novaya Gazeta released a statement regarding the searches of its editorial offices on April 9, following which journalist Oleg Roldugin was detained and then arrested the following day by Moscow's Tverskoy Court.