Chechnya, Dagestan and other regions of the North Caucasian Federal District have canceled all entertainment and public events in connection with the terrorist attack in Moscow. In addition, the security of strategic facilities will be strengthened in Dagestan.

In Chechnya, as well as Tyva, the highest birth rate remains - 2.66 and 2.44 children per woman, respectively. In Altai, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Ingushetia, the birth rate varies between 1.8–2. This range no longer reproduces the population, according to Rosstat.

At a meeting with the leadership of security agencies and law enforcement agencies, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, instructed the security forces to be “in a state of constant combat readiness.”

The US authorities want to put up for auction the yacht of Federation Council member from Dagestan Suleiman Kerimov, worth over $300 million, confiscated as part of the sanctions.

In Pyatigorsk, the director of the department of socio-economic development of the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD) of the Ministry of Economic Development, Igor Khranovsky, was detained. A high-ranking official is suspected of embezzling budget funds.

An additional 29 tons of food were sent from Ingushetia to residents of the Gaza Strip. This was stated by the head of the region, Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov.

The relatives of Anna Tsomartova, who disappeared more than a month ago in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, are ready to pay 5 million rubles to anyone who finds her. This was reported by the girl’s mother Diana Tsomartova.

The World Happiness Report has named Finland the happiest country in the world for the seventh time in a row. The top 3 also included Denmark and Iceland. Russia was in 72nd place.

In connection with the beginning of Novruz, the days from March 20 to March 26 inclusive in Azerbaijan have been declared non-working.

In Vladikavkaz, a criminal case was opened against a serviceman for calls for terrorism due to a comment on Vkontakte.