Representatives of the Chechen opposition movement NIYSO reported raids and detentions of men of conscription age. Activists claim these measures are being carried out in the Naursky and Nadterechny districts of Chechnya.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the participants of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States, currently underway in Baku.

On June 23, South Ossetian head Alan Gagloev accepted Vladimir Putin's offer to serve as his advisor. According to the constitutional provisions, the interim leadership of South Ossetia will be transferred to Marat Kambolov, Chairman of the Republic's Government.

The Moscow Garrison Military Court has arrested Visam Ali Bardvil, a member of the Ulema Council of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia and imam of the South Butovo mosque. He was charged under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization).