Russian border guards may stop serving on the Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Iranian borders. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan.

The Maykop Garrison Court sentenced contract soldier Amir Kabekhov to 7.5 years in a strict regime penal colony. He was found guilty of desertion due to leaving his military unit. In court, he cited his existing mental illness.

Crimean Tatar journalist Amet Suleimanov, sentenced to 12 years, reported deteriorating health. He continues to suffer from high blood pressure in the Vladimir Central prison.

The day before, the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Russian historical falsifications and disinformation to justify military aggression against Ukraine. The document calls on the European Union to actively counter the propaganda of the "Russian world", strengthen sanctions against Russian media that spread it, develop media literacy and support quality journalism, including publications operating in exile. The resolution was supported by 480 deputies, 58 voted against, 48 abstained, according to the website of the European Parliament.

The director of a medical college in Cherkessk spoke out against students wearing a headdress that hides their hair, ears, and neck. This was reported by female students of the educational institution.

A new criminal case has been opened against 50-year-old Khamidulla Yapov under the article on participation in an armed mutiny, a gang, and an attempt on the lives of military personnel (Articles 209, 279, and 317 of the Criminal Code). This happened on the day when he was supposed to be released from a penal colony in the Vladimir region after serving a 14-year sentence. The reason was his participation in one of the battles in the second Russian-Chechen war, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.

A 24-year-old resident of the Takhtamukaysky district of Adygea was detained for "commitment to Ukrainian nationalist ideas" and participation in a banned terrorist organization. This was reported by the regional FSB department.

A lawyer from Chechnya, Timur Idalov, filed a lawsuit with the Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow. He asks to bring to administrative responsibility the head of the department for supervision of compliance with laws in the execution of criminal sentences of the Moscow prosecutor's office, Alexey Zyazev, and the head of pretrial detention center No. 4, Igor Kempel. Idalov accused them of illegally depriving him of liberty from November 28 to December 27, 2024.

As reported on the official website of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev met his colleague Yitzhak Herzog in Davos on January 21 at the initiative of the Israeli side.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found contractor Murat Khapov guilty of involuntarily deserting the unit. He was sentenced to five years and six months in prison.