The Embassy of Azerbaijan sent a protest note to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to recent statements by State Duma deputy Oleg Matveichev. His remarks were deemed unacceptable and aimed at destabilizing the situation in the South Caucasus. 

Uraza Bayram is one of the two main days in the Muslim calendar. It is celebrated on the first day of the month following the sacred month «Ramadan». «Id mubarak» - this is how believers greet each other on the day of the end of fasting, which means congratulating with a blessed holiday.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the claim of «Georgia against Russia». In it, the complainant requested clarification of the deaths of three Georgian citizens whose murderers were allegedly being sheltered in Russia. We are talking about the deaths of David Basharuli, Archil Tatunashvili and Giga Otkhozoria. Tbilisi believes that Moscow is harboring the security forces responsible for their deaths. 

Heavy fighting continues for the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region. The Ukrainian side repelled 22 Russian attacks.

Mahdi Magomedov, one of the alleged participants of the detachments of field commanders Shamil Basayev and Khattab, was found guilty of attempting to harm the lives of soldiers. According to the investigation, in February 2000, a man attacked the Airborne Forces. 

The average mortgage rate in Chechnya is 11.1%, in Karachay-Cherkessia - 9.6%. This is the highest rate in the country according to the Central Bank. The rate is also high in Ingushetia - 9.6%. The indicators are above the average - in North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria (8.8%), Dagestan (8.7%). The lowest average mortgage interest in southern Russia is in Krasnodar Krai (6.4%) and Adygea (6.5%).

The Sevastopol garrison military court found Ismail Dzangiev, a soldier from Ingushetia, guilty of attempting to assassinate a platoon commander after the death of his brother in a combat zone in Ukraine. The accused was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. 

The Supreme Court of Chechnya decided to refer the criminal case of torture of actor Timur Debishev for a new examination. Thus, the highest regional court did not support another refusal to investigate the crime.