The Southern District Military Court found Islam Batsiev, a native of Dagestan, guilty of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer (Article 317 of the Russian Criminal Code) for participating in the attack on Pskov paratroopers as part of Basayev and Khattab's field detachment. Batsiev was sentenced to 21 years in a maximum-security penal colony.

An assassination attempt on Vladimir Osechkin, the founder of Gulagu.net, was thwarted in France. French intelligence agencies arrested a group of individuals suspected of plotting the murder of the Russian opposition leader. Three natives of Dagestan were among those detained.

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, whose legitimacy is disputed by the opposition and a significant portion of civil society, has signed a bill toughening penalties for violations related to assemblies and demonstrations. The document amends the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code of Georgia.

The former mayor of Makhachkala, Magomed Suleimanov, who is on the international wanted list, is accused of accepting a bribe on an especially large scale (74.5 million rubles) and abuse of office.

Глава Чечни Рамзан Кадыров награжден орденом «Группа войск в Германии». Награду вручил председатель чеченской региональной общественной организации «Союз ветеранов Группы советских войск в Германии Чеченской Республики» Муса Кавраев. 

Russian citizen and billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, owner of the Tashir Group, will remain in custody for another 30 days. A Yerevan court has extended his pretrial detention.

Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has appealed to the Constitutional Court to ban the activities of approximately ten opposition political groups.

In Crimea, Esma Nimetulayeva, Nasiba Saidova, Elviza Aliyev, and Fevziye Osmanova were detained following searches in the Bakhchisaray and Sevastopol districts. They are charged with organizing and participating in terrorist activity due to their alleged affiliation with the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in Russia.