An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) was shot down by air defense systems in North Ossetia over the village of Alkhanchurt. This was announced by the head of the republic, Sergei Menyailo, who recalled the ban on disseminating unofficial information about UAVs.

Izi Aliyev, a member of parliament and former head of the Social Fund, has been arrested in Dagestan. Investigators accuse him of organizing a criminal group that accepted bribes in 2023 for the illegal allocation of child benefits.

Aziz Orujov, head of the Azerbaijani online television channel Kanal-13, was released after two years in prison on charges of illegal construction. Orujov, who denies his guilt, has been recognized by human rights activists as a political prisoner.

For the first time since December 2024, Ukrainian drones attacked the Chechen Republic. Explosions and a fire were recorded in Grozny at a military camp where the Akhmat-Sever Russian National Guard regiment is based.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan intends to personally run in the 2026 parliamentary elections, heading the list of the ruling Civil Contract party. He announced this on his Telegram page.

OMON officers, along with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, arrived at a mosque in Elektrostal. They began checking the documents of those present.

The defense of Dagestani preacher Akhmad Batlukhsky has filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee of Dagestan alleging falsification of evidence in his criminal case. 

In Crimea, 74-year-old Crimean Tatar historian Enver Seitmemetov has been charged with equating the actions of the USSR with those of Nazi Germany. About ten security officers came to his home in Bakhchisaray and took him to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Center "E" in Simferopol.