Professional rescue diver Vahe Melkonyan was awarded the Medal for Impeccable Service. He was responsible for recovering the bodies of two girls who had previously disappeared in the Pambak River in the Armenian city of Vanadzor.
A resident of Ingushetia, Adam Kotiev, was charged with concealing information about crimes committed. He was fined 25,000 rubles for failure to report.
Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance) has banned the import of fish products from Armenian companies previously licensed to supply Russia. According to the agency, this move was prompted by violations similar to those previously discovered.
The FSB has detained a 17-year-old boy in Dagestan. He is suspected of leading an international terrorist organization commissioned by Ukrainian intelligence services.
The detention conditions of Azerbaijani opposition figure and leader of the Popular Front Party (PFPA), Ali Karimli, have been significantly tightened. The politician told his family that the wave of repressive measures began after his interview with France 24. He was subsequently transferred to another facility.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has called former President Salome Zurabishvili a "dragonfly" in Russian. The day before, she stated that the ruling Georgian Dream party was initially created according to a Russian plan and operates under Moscow's influence.
The mother of 8-year-old Khizir Derbichev from Ingushetia, who drowned in the Sunzha River while rescuing a friend, commented on the tragedy. She expressed gratitude to everyone who participated in the search and offered support.
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is based on the fundamental principles of free movement of goods, services, labor, and capital. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated this in a conversation with journalists. He stated that the absence of this free exchange calls into question the very existence of the EAEU.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution concerning Georgia. Members expressed concern about the state of democracy in the country.
The Southern District Military Court sentenced Arslan Taushev, a native of Chechnya, and Rasul Koshmanbetov, a native of Dagestan, to 23 and 24 years in a maximum-security penal colony, respectively. Both men were found guilty of participating in an attack on Pskov paratroopers during the Second Russo-Chechen War in 2000.
Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, is convinced that the ruling Georgian Dream party is acting under Russian influence. She made this statement during a live Facebook broadcast, answering questions from users.