Former Senator from Karachay-Cherkessia Rauf Arashukov, who is serving a life sentence for organizing murders and gas theft, has repeatedly tried to sign a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry to participate in "SVO". According to his lawyer Elmar Alizade, Arashukov submitted relevant applications and even wrote a letter to the President of Russia, but his requests for pardon were not granted.

In Kaspiysk, Dagestan, on the territory of JSC Dagdizel Plant, a solemn ceremony was held to name the plant square after Joseph Stalin and unveil a memorial plaque in his honor. The event was attended by representatives of the city authorities, the plant's management, veterans and public figures.

The plane of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan flew over Azerbaijani territory for the first time. This was reported by the press secretary of the head of government Nazeli Baghdasaryan.

Uzeir Abdullaev, who is serving a 13-year sentence, was placed in the punishment cell of Correctional Colony No. 16 in the city of Salavat (Republic of Bashkortostan).

Information has emerged about the tragic fate of hundreds of Azerbaijanis who participated in the Russian-Ukrainian war. As Musavat.com reports with reference to information received from the Russian Embassy, ​​772 Azerbaijanis are listed as missing. Their further fate remains unknown.

According to data from the Russian Ministry of Health for 2024, the North Caucasus Federal District demonstrates the highest mental health indicators among the regions of the country.
In particular, the lowest rates of primary incidence of mental disorders were recorded in North Ossetia, Ingushetia and Chechnya: 103, 98 and 42 cases per 100 thousand people, respectively.

The European Court of Human Rights has registered a collective complaint by a number of Georgian non-governmental organizations against the so-called “foreign agent registration” law. This was reported by one of them, Transparency International – Georgia (TI).

Российский вице-премьер Алексей Оверчук, говоря о возможности сближения Еревана с Евросоюзом, обратил внимание на перспективы армянской экономики в негативных тонах.