On the third day, a hunger strike by Chechen refugees in a migrant camp in Croatia continues. They have been held incommunicado for six months and have been extended for another three months. Refugees complain of bad treatment by the camp administration.

Sultan Hamzaev, a deputy of the Duma from Dagestan, proposed to remove English from the school curriculum.
It is necessary to leave the pro-Western vector in the education system of Russia and to deduce English from the list of mandatory. Where in the educational program of the USA or the UK Russian language? Why? When there is such a big world as China, Saudi Arabia, Latin America and India», - said Hamzaev. According to the latest census, 17,600 Russians consider Chinese as their mother tongue.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan arrived at the memorial complex "Tsitsernakaberd" accompanied by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Speaker of Parliament Alain Simonyan, ministers and other officials. They laid wreaths at the memorial and flowers at the Eternal Fire.

In Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, 3 people were injured as a result of a Russian drone attack. In the Kherson region, two women were wounded during shelling and 25 private residential buildings were damaged.

In 2022, the number of HIV cases detected in Dagestan increased from 316 to 378 in comparison with 2021. In KSR - from 58 to 70, in Ingushetia - from 44 to 60.
The number of confirmed cases also increased in North Ossetia and CBD from 137 to 158 and from 203 to 219. 

Earlier, Russia was among the five countries with the highest rate of HIV infection in 2021.

The highest price of gasoline of the 92nd grade in the Russian Federal District was found in Chechnya - an average of 50 rubles per liter.

On April 24, the Leninsky District Court of Vladikavkaz will hold a preliminary hearing of the new examination of the «Tskaev case», closed to the press. On 7 March, the Fifth Court of Cassation reversed the decision of the Leninsky District Court of Vladikavkaz and returned the case to consideration.

Russian troops shell the Zaporozhye and Kharkov regions. 1 person was killed, 2 were injured.

During the meeting of senior officials of the United States and the EU, documents were considered that indicate an increase in the import of chips and other electronic components used in the military industry through Armenia to the Russian Federation. The West is increasingly concerned about Armenia’s significant role in circumventing Western sanctions. In particular, in 2022. Armenia imported 515% more chips and processors from the USA and 212% more from the EU than in 2021, after which it exported 97% of these products to Russia. 

The Southern District Military Court handed down a verdict in the case of three former employees of the Anti-Terrorist Center of Chechnya - Rustam Buluyev, Ruslan Namatov and Artur Ushaev. They were sentenced to terms ranging from 21 to 24 years on charges of banditry, murder and terrorism.