In the Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don, the consideration of the case of the fifth Bakhchisarai group of defendants in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case began. Seydamet Mustafaev, Remzy Nymetulaev, Abdulmejit Seitumerov, Amethan Umerov, Ruslan Asanov and Eldar Yakubov were able to see their relatives at the court - an hour after their arrest.

The Southern District Military Court held a hearing on the case of Kaytarba Nasyrov and Toymaskhan Ajinyazov. They rejected the charges brought against them in the case of an attack in 1999 on Russian servicemen in Dagestan during the second Russian-Chechen war.

Today, Abkhazia and South Ossetia celebrate the Day of Russia's Recognition of Their Independence. Sixteen years ago, as a result of the war, they lost their status as territories of Georgia and declared themselves republics.

In terms of population involvement in small and medium-sized businesses, Ingushetia took the last, 85th place among the regions of the Russian Federation with a rate of 13%. Other North Caucasian republics were located from 72nd to 80th lines of the rating.

The US is preparing to stage a "Tbilisi Maidan" to prevent Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, from winning the parliamentary elections in October. This was stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

Adam, the son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, has been awarded the highest award in the region – the Kadyrov Order. This was announced by the Chairman of the Government of the Republic, Magomed Daudov.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found contract soldier Arsen Zakoroev guilty of beating a police officer. He was sentenced to only one year in prison.

In an interview with the Rossiya TV channel, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, condemned the ban by the Ukrainian authorities on the local Orthodox Church.

President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili congratulated Ukraine on Independence Day. The head of state recorded a video message in English, wishing the Ukrainian people to liberate the country from occupation and restore peace on their land.

The Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don held another hearing on the case of Magomed Alkhanov, a native of Chechnya. He is accused of attacking a company of Pskov paratroopers in February 2000 near the village of Ulus-Kert in the Vedensky District during the second Russian-Chechen war. The Memorial Center reported that the criminal case was fabricated.