The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan reported on a special operation at the office of Sputnik Azerbaijan in Baku. Two employees of the Russian FSB working for this agency were detained. Moscow expressed concern.

Grozny, Cherkessk and Vladikavkaz are among the top ten most successful cities in terms of housing construction dynamics per capita.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan refused to participate in the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council, which is taking place today in Kyrgyzstan. A CSTO summit will also be held there in the fall, which is expected to be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is unknown whether Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will take part in it. Yerevan has frozen its presence in all meetings of the structure since last year.

Crimean Tatar journalist Amet Suleimanov, sentenced to 12 years, reported a deterioration in his health. He continues to suffer from high blood pressure, dental problems, and rashes on his body in the Vladimir Central prison.

The delegation of the Azerbaijani Parliament headed by First Vice-Speaker Ali Akhmedov will not participate in the scheduled meeting of the Commission on Interparliamentary Cooperation with the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in Moscow.

A bust of Joseph Stalin was doused with paint in the Bashkir village of Amirovo.

Deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces and commander of the volunteer formation "Akhmat" Apti Alaudinov commented on the information of the telegram channel "VChK-OGPU". It estimated Alaudinov's Badollet Observatoire 1872 Chronograph wristwatch at 165,000-272,000 euros.

Former State Duma deputy and senator of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, previously also a well-known Kremlin propagandist Franz Klintsevich was denied entry to Armenia.