A referendum on the adoption of a new Constitution of Armenia may be held after the parliamentary elections. This was reported by the country's government. The parliamentary elections are scheduled for June 2026.

The editor of the Dagestani newspaper "Chernovik" Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, businessman Kemal Tambiev and lawyer Abubakar Rizvanov were transferred from the Grozny pretrial detention center. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Defense Center.

A court in Grozny has rejected the complaint of former actor of the Grozny Russian Drama Theater Timur Debishev for the sixth time. He tried to appeal the decision of the investigation not to initiate a criminal case on the fact of torture.

In Yerevan, Russian security forces burst into a police station where they had summoned activist Roman Shklover, who was wanted in the Russian Federation, to give an explanation. They began to persuade him to surrender and go with them, promising that “everything will be fine with him.” The activist refused.

FSB officers detained two people in Ingushetia. They are accused of involvement in the activities of ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation). This was reported by the Izvestia newspaper. The detainees are 25-year-old Azamat and 29-year-old Zurab D. Their names are not disclosed.

The extension of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova's detention in pretrial detention has been deemed lawful. The corresponding decision was made by the Moscow City Court.

A court in Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced the organizer of the Elbrus ascent tour to 5 years and 7 months in prison, which led to the death of six tourists. Four guides were also sentenced to terms ranging from 3 years 2 months to 3 years 6 months under the article on the provision of unsafe services.

In the Dagestani Kizilyurt, Shamkhal Abdurazakov complained in a video filmed against the backdrop of the Central District Hospital about the impossibility of receiving the necessary medications. He demonstrated the absence of the leg that he lost in the "SVO" and addressed the President of the Russian Federation: "Vladimir Vladimirovich, what are we fighting for?!"

Shakhin Shikhmuradov from Nalchik was fined twice under the administrative article on "discrediting" the army. The reason was his anti-war statements.

The Grozny Garrison Court sentenced contract soldier Salvar Ismailov to five years and three months in prison. He had previously participated in the "SVO", was wounded and received state awards.