The Vladikavkaz garrison military court sentenced contract serviceman Atsamaz Dzagoev to 5.5 years in a penal colony. He was found guilty under Part 5 of Art. 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (failure to appear during mobilization).

Today, in a speech dedicated to the celebration of Georgia's Independence Day, President Salome Zurabishvili criticized the country's government. According to her, the ruling Georgian Dream party and the government are making concessions to Russia and moving away from Europe.

On May 26, Georgia celebrates the main state holiday under the slogan "With love for freedom!". The celebrations began with the ceremony of taking the oath by the servicemen.

The collapse of Russia will happen, and it will begin with the North Caucasus. Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, stated this in an interview with Deutsche Welle.

A trial has begun in Yerevan on the possible extradition of Salman Mukayev, a refugee from Chechnya, to Russia. His lawyer said that in the event of deportation, the client would be in mortal danger and human rights would be violated in Chechnya.

Employees of the Center for Emergencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB detained three residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, who, according to law enforcement officers, in February 2000 participated in the attack on the Pskov paratroopers of the 6th company in Chechnya as part of the field detachments of Shamil Basayev and Khattab during the second Russian-Chechen war.

The average mortgage term in the Russian Federation has grown over the previous three years from 18 to 24 years. Since the beginning of the year, this loan with the longest terms was issued in Ingushetia (27 years), as well as in the Krasnodar Territory and Tyumen Region (26 years each).

On May 25, a trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia took place in Moscow. It was planned to sign important documents, including those related to unblocking transport communications in the South Caucasus. However, the meeting lasted only 20 minutes and nothing was signed.

On May 25, a regional court in Western Kazakhstan, having considered the appeal of Elista resident Igor Sandzhiev, who fled mobilization, decided to deport him back to Russia. The man is convinced that he will face a long sentence in his homeland for desertion, and intends to continue to seek refugee status in Kazakhstan.