The cyber attack on a number of Azerbaijani media resources, which occurred on February 20, was organized from the Russian Federation. This was stated by the chairman of the commission of the Parliament of Azerbaijan on countering external interference and hybrid threats, Ramid Namazov. According to him, the cyberespionage group APT29 ("Cozy Bear", also known as "Midnight Blizzard" and "The Dukes"), which is connected to Russian structures, is behind the attack.

Against the backdrop of the abrupt termination of American support for independent media in Europe and Central Asia and the strengthening of Russian propaganda, the international human rights organization Reporters Without Borders (RBG) published its annual press freedom rating. It is based on five indicators: political context, legal basis, economic environment for mass media, socio-cultural context and security.

On May 2, Ukrainian drones attacked military unit No. 33443 in the village of Moskovskoe, Stavropol Territory. It is part of the Russian system of space radio-electronic intelligence and reports to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU).

Security forces detained a 29-year-old woman in Khasavyurt, Dagestan. She was accused of allegedly preparing to detonate the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on May 9.

Суд в Тбилиси обязал экс-финансиста Бидзины Иванишвили, бывшего главу фонда соинвестирования Георгия Бачиашвили выплатить основателю «Грузинской мечты» до 9000 биткоинов. На сегодняшний день это эквивалентно более чем 850 млн долларов. По решению суда стоимость биткоинов будет взыскана из арестованных активов Бачиашвили в Грузии. 

Dzatte Mamitov, mobilized from North Ossetia, who was sent to the assault brigade without an arm, with a festering leg and one eye, went missing.

Inver Siyukhov, a 51-year-old resident of Adygea, was released after four years in a pre-trial detention center. He was found guilty of participating in the religious Christian organization Jehovah's Witnesses, recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation.

The European Union will not be able to compensate the inevitable losses for Armenia's economy in the event of the republic's exit from the EAEU. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The ruling party of Georgia announced that the new chairman of the party will be elected at the congress on May 7. Candidates under consideration have not yet been named.

The State Security Service of Georgia announced the connections of domestic journalists and politicians with foreign special services.