The long sentences in the colony, awarded to three natives of Dagestan, were provoked by a lot of media hype and a negative reaction against the accused. This was stated by the lawyer of one of them, Alexander Lopin. According to him, the video with the beating spread on the Internet, loud statements of users about «visitors» and publications in the press caused the case to be re-qualified for a more serious article and a harsh sentence.

In the village of Zyazikov-Yurt, Malgobey district, a group of men were found who were suspected of attacking the DPS post. When they tried to apprehend him, they opened fire on the security forces. 

European and world champion in parataekwondo, Russian master of archery Sakinat Magomedova entered the book about 100 outstanding acts of modern Russians. Social media project «Feats» finds and publishes heroic stories from all over the country and the world.

Dagestan ranked first in the CFR for infant mortality, where in 2022, 308 children (7.2 cases per 1,000 births) did not live to the age of one year. This is reported by Rosstat. In second place is Chechnya - 187 newborns died there (more than 6 out of a thousand). In Stavropol Krai, infant mortality claimed 114 lives per year - 4.7 per thousand. Forty-two babies did not live to be born in Ingushetia (5.2 per thousand) and Kabardino-Balkaria (4.1 per thousand). In North Ossetia 29 infants (3.9 per thousand) lost their lives, and in Karachay-Cherkessia 22 (5 per thousand).

This year, more than 7,000 applications for the Hajj have been submitted from Dagestan. In total, it is planned to accept about 10,000 applications. More than 70% of pilgrims from the region will be able to take direct flights.

Minstroy named the most comfortable cities for life in Russia. Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Kazan are leading among millionaires in the quality of urban environment in 2022.

The day before, unidentified gunmen had opened fire at a police post in the Malgobey district and fled in a car. Five persons were believed to be inside.

On April 3, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, spoke on his telegram channel about rallies against the construction of a mosque near the Holy Lake in the Kosino-Ukhtomsky district of Moscow. On April 5, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the transfer of construction to another location.

46 houses with an area of more than 380 thousand sq. meters are listed as problematic in the North Caucasus. The long-term construction situation has become protracted in Stavropol Krai, Ingushetia, North Ossetia and Dagestan, as noted by the Russian presidential envoy in Yuri Chayka District. 

Last year in Chechnya there were 123 children per 100 available places in kindergartens. This is the worst indicator among the regions of the Russian Federation.