United Russia has formed regional groups for the upcoming elections. As in previous campaigns, the party lists in most Russian regions are headed by incumbent regional leaders – from Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov to acting Dagestan head Fyodor Shchukin.

An injured griffon vulture was found in a village in the Sisian community of Armenia. This rare bird species is listed in the country's Red Book.

The Gakharia – For Georgia party demanded that the country's authorities bring the situation in South Ossetia up for discussion at the 67th round of the Geneva International Discussions, declaring a new stage in the region's rapprochement with Russia.

Today, Idris Tumgoev, imam of the Akhli Sunnah mosque, was taken away from his home in the Ingush village of Surkhakhi. Law enforcement conducted a search of his home. He was then taken to an unknown location, according to the opposition Chechen channel NIYSO. The reasons for his detention are also unknown.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced Private Bai-Ali Barakhoev to six years in prison. He was found guilty of absenting himself from his unit without leave for more than a month.

German Ambassador Peter Fischer has concluded his diplomatic mission in Georgia. He bid farewell to the country's people, expressing gratitude for the time they spent together in Tbilisi. He posted his farewell words on social media: "Thank you, be happy, Auf Wiedersehen!"

A new information platform of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) is being implemented in Azerbaijan. It aims to simplify the search for and identification of persons during the Karabakh wars. The system will also allow citizens of Azerbaijan and Armenia to confidentially transmit information about missing persons and burial sites.

Russia asserts that the viability of the TRIPP transport project in the South Caucasus region directly depends on taking its national priorities into account. This position was voiced by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin in an interview with RTVI.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry responded to the Israeli government's decision to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide with a harsh statement. Ankara claims that the Israeli government, whose actions in the Gaza Strip are considered genocide against Palestinians by the International Court of Justice, is attempting to divert international attention from its own crimes through political decisions. The ministry emphasized its intention to continue the fight against Israel's "expansionist policies" and to ensure that the Netanyahu government "is held legally accountable for its crimes against the civilian population."

Adam Kadyrov, the son of the head of Chechnya, posted a video in which he repeatedly violates traffic rules, driving into oncoming traffic and speeding. The video was discovered by Verstka on an Instagram account linked to the head of the republic's son.