Employees of the Russian Guard stormed pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Rostov-on-Don, where six prisoners took two detention center workers hostage.

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr from June 16 to 19. In Chechnya, June 17 and 18 are declared non-working days.

In Karachay-Cherkessia, a record payment for signing a military contract was set - 1.3 million rubles. The corresponding decree was signed by the head of the region, Rashid Temrezov. Before this, the amount was 13 times lower - 100 thousand.

The Georgian National Legion was added to the list of terrorist organizations. This decision was made by the Southern District Military Court of the Russian Federation.

The International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a statement regarding the extension of prison terms for journalists of the Azerbaijani independent publication Abzas Media.

101 citizens sought medical help after yesterday's protest near the Armenian parliament. 85 people have been discharged from hospitals, another 16 remain under observation.

Former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), native of Dagestan, Khabib Nurmagomedov owes the tax service 309.7 million rubles. As Rossiyskaya Gazeta notes, since May of this year the athlete’s debt has increased by 3.5 million. He does not comment on the situation personally.

FSB officers conducted searches in the homes of high-ranking officials of Karachay-Cherkessia. They are suspected of embezzling 60 million rubles.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a Su-34 supersonic fighter-bomber crashed in the mountains of North Ossetia. The crew, consisting of two pilots, died.

Participants in the “Tavush for the Motherland” movement, led by its leader Bagrat Galstanyan, spent the entire night outside the parliament building in Yerevan. They set up about 15 tents. The police detained two citizens who were later released.