The prosecutor's office is demanding that the fine for Rauf Arashukov, a former senator from Karachay-Cherkessia who was sentenced to life imprisonment, be increased from 120 million to 420 million rubles.
Arrested Crimean Tatar student Nasiba Saidova required medical attention in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in Simferopol after losing consciousness.
According to a RIA Novosti study, gasoline availability varies greatly across Russian regions. Moscow, Chukotka, and Yamal lead in the amount of fuel available for the average monthly salary, with the figure exceeding 2,000 liters of AI-92.
The Chechen opposition movement NIYSO reported that Bislan Kaimov (nicknamed "Tyson"), Adam Kadyrov's bodyguard and friend, suffered severe brain injuries in a car accident in Grozny. Official sources remain silent regarding the accident itself and Kaimov's fate.
The Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) expressed concern over the actions of law enforcement agencies. It viewed the travel ban on representatives of the Supreme Spiritual Council as a violation of constitutional rights and an infringement on the autonomy of the church.
The International Press Institute (IPI) has expressed concern over new legislative initiatives by the Georgian government and ruling party that restrict independent media funding.
Students at Vladimir School No. 22 recorded a video message wishing Apti Alaudinov, the head of the Akhmat special forces. The military commander himself announced this on his Telegram channel.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted a photo on his Telegram channel today with Dagestan senator and billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, with whom he had a violent conflict in the summer and fall of 2018. Kadyrov and Kerimov found themselves on opposite sides of a family dispute over the Wildberries marketplace.
Russia has stated its readiness to consider joining the TRIPP project (the transport corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan). Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced at a briefing that Moscow is interested in participating and is prepared to offer Russian Railways' expertise for the project's implementation.
A military court in Nalchik found Rinat Kurmanaev and Zalim Bekov guilty of leaving their unit without leave during mobilization and sentenced each to five years in prison.
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concern over Armenia's rapprochement with the European Union. In an interview with TASS, Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of European Problems, stated that this could negatively impact relations with Russia and integration processes in the post-Soviet space.