Timur Kishukov, a native of Kabardino-Balkaria who received US citizenship in 2017, has been in pretrial detention for over a year and a half. His case is currently being heard by the Southern District Military Court. Investigators believe that 38-year-old Kishukov was planning a terrorist attack, participated in an illegal armed group, and underwent terrorist training. If found guilty, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

The Supreme Court of Russia’s North Ossetia republic has rejected an appeal filed by the defense of 27-year-old Vladikavkaz resident Zarina Tomaeva, leaving her in pretrial detention. Her lawyers had sought to have the preventive measure changed to house arrest, citing her deteriorating health.

Rustam Khuazhev, a member of the presidium of the German-based League of Free Nations, stated that the international conference held in Shusha, Azerbaijan, marked the starting point of a new phase in the campaign for recognition of the "genocide of the Circassian people" during the Russo-Caucasian War.

Laura Gappoeva, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia and a mother of nine, recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin complaining about the actions of local authorities. In the video, she asks the president to intervene, claiming that the Karachayevsky District administration is violating her family's rights and has failed to address their housing issue for ten years.