The Nalchik City Court found local resident Batyr Zhaboev guilty of committing a criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (discrediting the Russian Army). He was sentenced to one year suspended imprisonment.

At night, Armenian security forces unblocked the building of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan. Police detained protesters who accused Moscow of supporting Azerbaijan and complicity in war crimes in Karabakh.

Clashes between protesters and police continue near the government building in Yerevan. Demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

At approximately 9 o'clock, Russian security forces entered the courtyard of house 3 on Gastello Street in Urus-Martan. Ordering everyone to remain in their places, they began a search. No production preview was shown.

Moscow is concerned about the sharp escalation of tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was announced by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

The Memorial Human Rights Center recognized former Chechen police officer Yasin Khalidov as a political prisoner.

Armenia has not received information from the Russian Federation about Azerbaijan’s plans to begin military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Yerevan expects Russian peacekeepers to take action to stabilize the situation.

Since June this year, police have been preventing journalists from visiting the village of Seyudlu in western Azerbaijan. Residents there protested against gold mining by a British company, and the demonstrations were harshly suppressed.

Azerbaijan began “anti-terrorist measures” of a local nature in Karabakh to restore the constitutional order. Baku also accused Armenia of shelling its positions and closed its airspace.

The average resident of Dagestan will have to save money for the purchase of a private house for more than 20 years. In Chechnya, the term is about 19 years, reports the Mirkvartir.ru service.