62-year-old pensioner from Sochi Pyotr Parpulov, sentenced in January 2016 by the Krasnodar Regional Court to 12 years in a maximum security colony for treason. The basis for the charge of treason was information published in the open press, which the pensioner discussed in the kitchen with his relative in Georgia. Parpulov's defense tried to challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court, but the appeal left it unchanged.

In Sochi, a trial was held of the local coordinator of Navalny’s headquarters, Konstantin Zykov, who was detained for calling for a rally in Hyde Park. More than 10 activists came to support Zykov at the courthouse of the Central District of Sochi at 09:00. At 11:30 the activist was taken out of the courthouse in handcuffs, put in a paddy wagon and taken away in an unknown direction.

Through another loan from credit institutions, the Krasnodar Territory intends to repay a number of debt obligations, as well as finance the regional budget deficit. To open loans under a non-revolving credit line in the amount of 1 billion rubles each, back in August, the Ministry of Finance of the Krasnodar Territory announced six tenders. Thus, the total amount of loans will be 6 billion rubles, reports REGNUM news agency on October 6.

In Sochi on October 5, two police officers came to the local headquarters of politician Alexei Navalny and detained the Sochi headquarters coordinator Konstantin Zykov, OVD-Info reported. He was accused of calls to come to a rally on October 7, which is planned to be held in the local Hyde Park , although the law does not require coordination of actions in Hyde Parks .

The coordinator of Alexei Navalny's election headquarters in Krasnodar, Miroslav Valkovich, was sentenced tonight to 10 days of administrative arrest. The judge in Miroslav’s case, Oleg Olegovich Ustinov, found him guilty of violating Article 20.2 Part 2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, procession or picketing).

The growth of the defense budget is assumed by reducing the costs of medicine, education and social policy. The total expenses for defense can be over 3 trillion rubles. The Russian government proposes to increase defense costs in 2017 by 180 billion rubles. This was reported by the RBC agency on Friday, October 6, with reference to the draft amendments to the budget submitted to the State Duma.

The coordinator of the Krasnodar headquarters, Miroslav Valkovich, was detained. At the moment, all that is known is that Miroslav is now in the police department of the Western District of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Krasnodar, Oktyabrskaya St., 121. “This does not affect our participation in the rally tomorrow.