Mikhail Gusman has been dismissed from his post as First Deputy Director General of TASS by order of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. This happened shortly after his participation in the Global Media Forum in Azerbaijan, which was also attended by President Ilham Aliyev.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the crash of the An-24 passenger plane. The letter was published on the official website of the Azerbaijani leader. It is noteworthy that this gesture was made against the backdrop of tensions in relations between the countries.

Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon responded to the words of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. The day before, she called him an "extremist".

Magomed Magomedov, deputy editor-in-chief of the Chernovik newspaper, is seeking justice in court. He filed a lawsuit against the Interior Ministry of Dagestan, demanding 150 thousand rubles in compensation for moral damage caused by illegal detention during a solitary picket in Makhachkala in January 2024.

On the night of July 25, Nevinnomyssk in Stavropol Krai was subjected to a massive drone attack. According to operational data, 37 UAVs were shot down. Governor Vladimir Vladimirov reported no casualties.

The Azerbaijani publication Minval Politika has shared new information about the high-profile air crash that occurred on December 25, 2024. The names of all Russian military personnel who were on combat duty during the shelling of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane have been published. The publication does not name the sources of information.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, found himself on the brink of tragedy while on holiday in Turkey: he nearly drowned in the sea off the coast of Bodrum, in the Turkish province of Mugla.

Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan has sharply criticized Margarita Simonyan, calling her a "disgusting creature from a freak show" and accusing her of interfering in Armenia's domestic politics.