Crimean Tatar citizen Lia Umerova became a suspect in a case of espionage. The Russian security forces brought a girl from Vladikavkaz to the Moscow detention facility of Lefortovo.

Following the meetings in the United States, the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia reached mutual agreement on certain articles of the bilateral agreement on peace and establishment of inter-state relations. At the same time, the sides acknowledged that positions on some key issues remain different, as stated in Baku.

At night, Russia attacked Odessa and Kyiv with Shahed kamikaze drones.
The Kremlin press service reported an attack by Ukrainian drones on the residence of Vladimir Putin.

Despite all agreements, Azerbaijan continues to try to aggravate the situation on the border with Armenia, in Nagorny Karabakh and in the Lachin corridor. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a briefing with Czech counterpart Petr Fiala in Prague.

Earnings of teachers of schools of the Russian Federal District are considered the lowest, as Rosstat reported

In the first quarter of 2023, Russians transferred $1.2 billion to Armenia. This is five times more than in the same period of 2022, according to the Central Bank of Armenia.

Dagestan took second place among the regions of the Russian Federation in the rise in prices for primary and secondary housing in the first quarter. Indicators were 29.5% and 24.7%. The Republic lost only the Novosibirsk region with 30.1% and 24.2%. This is reported by Rosstat.

The Institute for the Freedom and Security of Reporters (ICBL) of Azerbaijan condemned the authorities for increasing pressure on press freedom and called for a safe environment for freedom of expression. This is stated in the statement issued by the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May.

About 50 per cent of the graduates of general education schools in the North Caucasus leave their regions and go to megacities. The same applies to 20% of graduates of the SFD. This was reported by the rector of the North Caucasus University Dmitry Bespalov during the Caucasus Investment Exhibition. 

The Armenian authorities released Russian Yaroslav Inozemtsev, previously detained at the request of the Russian Federation. At home, he was declared wanted and accused of preparing to shoot at the school. The young man himself said that he was being persecuted for an anti-war position.