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23:14, 2 July 2026

Demonstrators on Rustaveli Avenue demanded fair elections

Participants of the meeting in front of the Parliament of Georgia on the 582nd day of continuous protests demanded open elections and the release of prisoners of conscience, as well as opposed politically motivated dismissals.

A frame of two opposition movements held a protest outside the government building of Armenia. Photo: News.am. / https://news.am/ru/news/1047326

22:37, 2 July 2026

"Ayakve" and "Mother Armenia" held a protest in Yerevan.

Protest participants in Yerevan accused the European Union of destroying the "last remnants of freedom in Armenia" and supporting dictatorship.

21:48, 2 July 2026

Less than 22% of applicants received payments after the flood in Dagestan

The total amount of payments for applications from residents of Dagestan affected by the flood reached 2.2 billion rubles. More than 60,000 people received assistance, which is less than 22% of the total number of applicants.

21:16, 2 July 2026

Trade union activist Elvin Mustafaev has declared a hunger strike.

Elvin Mustafaev, a trade union activist serving a sentence in correctional facility No. 17 of the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan, has been placed in a punishment cell; he has declared a hunger strike in protest against this decision. The actions of the correctional facility's administration are aimed at extending Mustafaev's prison term, his relatives believe.

Announcement of the absence of fuel. Screenshot from Tupodar/Krasnodar dated 02.07.26, https://t.me/typodar/61650

20:35, 2 July 2026

The sale of places in the queue for gas stations and sales restrictions have become a reality in Kuban.

The authorities of Kuban reported on restrictions on nighttime fuel sales and urged to minimize trips. In Krasnodar, against the backdrop of information about 44 out of 114 gas stations operating, places in the fuel queue began to be sold. Just over 43% of gas stations are open, according to municipal reports.

20:26, 2 July 2026

The court in Grozny considered the contractor's video about pressure from commanders to be fakes.

The Grozny garrison military court sentenced resident of Luhansk Dmitry Solomko to two years probation in a case about military fakes. The reason for the criminal case was a video on the contractor's Telegram channel, in which he spoke about pressure from the command, lack of treatment, and refusal to conduct a medical commission.

19:32, 2 July 2026

Mearakishvili asked Kambolov to allow her to return to South Ossetia

Tamara Mearakishvili published an open appeal to the acting president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, in which she asked to ensure her safe return to Leningor and to return her documents. The activist also demanded an internal investigation regarding the actions of the police officers in Leningor for their inaction.

19:06, 2 July 2026

The serviceman was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for failing to report to his unit.

The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Skvortsov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of being absent from service for more than a year.

18:16, 2 July 2026

A resident of Dagestan was fined for calls to terrorism.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced a resident of Dagestan, Gazimagomedov, to an administrative fine of 40,000 rubles, finding him guilty of public calls for terrorist activities.

17:21, 2 July 2026

Social media users inquired about the timeline for cleaning the shore in Anapa from seaweed.

At the Central Beach of Anapa, to get to the sea, you need to overcome several meters of seaweed. Commentators asked the authorities about the timeline for cleaning the shore.

16:22, 2 July 2026

The inspection of the reasons for the lack of fuel at Dagestani gas stations has caused irony among users.

The FAS of Russia for the Republic of Dagestan has initiated inspections of gas stations in the region due to a lack of fuel. According to the head of the department, Kair Babaev, the agency has requested information for analysis on the volumes of fuel supply to the region and the volumes of gasoline and diesel fuel sold at gas stations.

16:08, 2 July 2026

Alen Simonyan renounced his deputy mandate.

The Speaker of the Parliament of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, has decided to renounce his deputy mandate after the "Civil Contract" party decided to support Ruben Rubinyan for the position of speaker.

15:08, 2 July 2026

Lawyers and human rights activists considered the six-year sentence for Larisa Bochieva excessive.

In the extremism case against Larisa Bochieva, who was sentenced to six years in prison by a court in Makhachkala, there is no composition of a crime; the verdict will be appealed, said the lawyer. Given the lack of evidence, the court could have limited itself to a suspended sentence, human rights activists believe.

14:08, 2 July 2026

The court in Tbilisi has kept in custody the official accused of espionage.

The Tbilisi City Court has kept in custody the detainee accused of espionage, Georgy Udzilauri — the head of one of the departments of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia. The case has been transferred to the stage of substantive consideration.

13:08, 2 July 2026

Promises of support against the backdrop of pressure from Russia became the main thesis of Leyen in Yerevan.

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called the results of the parliamentary elections in Armenia a reflection of the citizens' focus on the European path and promised, in addition to financial support, to open the European market to almost 99% of Armenian agricultural products, as well as about 90% of beverage exports. However, she did not specify approximate timelines for the liberalization of the visa regime.

12:08, 2 July 2026

Drone debris was found in Kuban.

In the village of Plastunovskaya in the Dinsky district, drone debris fell on a residential house.

11:08, 2 July 2026

A combatant from the Volgograd region was killed in the combat zone.

Ivan Ivanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1811 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

10:13, 2 July 2026

Waste disposal near the hamlet in Adygea has turned into a criminal case.

Alexander Bastrykin instructed to initiate a case regarding the storage of waste in open areas in the Shovgenovsky district of Adygea.

Zamin Zaki, photo from the FB page https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3462959980660920&set=ecnf.100008408554746

09:13, 2 July 2026

The appellate court mitigated the punishment of Azerbaijani activist Zaki.

In Azerbaijan, the appellate court partially granted the appeal against the sentence of activist Zamin Zaki, reducing the prison term by 3 months. However, the defense disagrees with the upholding of the guilty verdict and intends to file a cassation appeal to the Supreme Court.

08:15, 2 July 2026

More than 25 UAVs were shot down over the territory of the Rostov region.

There is no official information about the victims and destruction.

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