Ukrainian security forces detained a teenager who shouted “Akhmat is strength” during a birthday celebration. This phrase is the slogan of Kadyrov’s followers, noted in Ukraine.

Chechnya and Ingushetia sell the least amount of alcohol per capita. The figures are less than 0.1 liters and 0.6 liters of alcohol stronger than 25 degrees per person, respectively. These are the findings of a study by the audit and consulting network FinExpertiza.

In Dagestan, the search for 22-year-old Anna Tsomartova, an Ossetian woman, continues for the 15th day. Emergency Ministry employees, police officers, volunteers and relatives are looking for the girl. The search area along the coastline of the Caspian Sea stretches for 156 kilometers.

February 25 has been declared the Day of Soviet Occupation in Georgia. The national flag is flown at half-mast over the government administration building.

Today, February 23, a protest rally was held in Yerevan at the initiative of the political bloc “National Democratic Pole”. It took place in front of the main headquarters of the Russian border troops in Armenia.

UFC chief Dana White said Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Khabib Nurmagomedov and his father real estate in Russia worth $20 million for their victory over Conor McGregor in 2018.

The prosecutor's office of the Novolaksky district of Dagestan warned the organizers of Muslim rituals that holding unauthorized events, including rallies and pickets, is unacceptable. The Chechen public organization "Aukh" will hold a mourning event in memory of the victims of the deportation of Chechens in 1944 at the monument to the victims of Stalin's repressions.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting in Grozny with the heads of the regions of the North Caucasian Federal District and the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation on the topic “North Military District”. He noted that the North Caucasus Federal District is one of the most active in recruiting contract soldiers.

In 2023, Ingushetia took first place among the regions of the Russian Federation in the ranking of healthy lifestyles of the population, scoring 693 points. Chechnya took second place (590 points). These are the results of the FinExpertiza study. North Ossetia took third place (560 points).

Former Prime Minister and President of the Russian Federation, current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev visited Chechnya. He was met at the airport by the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, and members of his entourage.