In Karachay-Cherkessia, lawyer and activist Ramazan Mkhtse was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for spreading "fakes" about the Russian army.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video statement following the Ukrainian drone attack on Grozny-City. He said the strike on high-rise buildings in central Grozny makes no tactical sense or sense.

The head of Ingushetia, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, expressed concern about the drug problem in the region, calling it a serious threat to youth and the future of the republic. He reported on the preventive work carried out by volunteers and preparations for the launch of the Youth Information Security Center.

Lawyers for the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh, who are on trial in Azerbaijan on charges of serious crimes, have declared the cases groundless and politically motivated. They have demanded acquittals for their clients.

In Kyiv, the city council decided to rename a park and a street – Imam Shamil and the Sheikh Mansur Battalion, respectively. The deputies cited solidarity with the fight against Russian troops as the reason for this decision.

The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the sentence of Nikita Zhuravel, who was found guilty of treason. His combined sentence for two criminal cases, including the Quran-burning case, was 14 years in a maximum-security prison colony.

An Armenian court has sanctioned the arrest of Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, head of the Etchmiadzin chancery, remanding him in custody for two months. The decision was made by Judge Masis Melkonyan, who previously arrested Archbishops Bagrat Galstanyan and Mikael Ajapakhian.

The Grozny City business center in Grozny was attacked by drones. The building is reportedly home to several important Chechen agencies, including the Security Council, the Accounts Chamber, the Electoral Commission, and the office of the republic's Human Rights Commissioner.

Rustam Murzagishiev from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Ilkhom Shukurov, a resident of Tatarstan, and Chingiz Savchenko, a citizen of Ukraine, have been arrested and charged with armed rebellion, participation in a gang, and attempting to kill military personnel. They were charged with involvement in the attack on Pskov paratroopers during the Second Russo-Chechen War in 2000.

Relatives of Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), have stated that he is not receiving parcels while in pretrial detention. Azadeh Rojkhan, PACE General Rapporteur on Political Prisoners, called on the Azerbaijani authorities to review the charges against Karimli and ensure that his rights are respected during the investigation.