Russia has every right to supply arms to Iran, according to Yevgeny Primakov, head of Russia's Rossotrudnichestvo. Speaking via video link from Yerevan, he noted that although the Russian-Iranian strategic partnership agreement does not include direct military cooperation, the US arms supplies to Ukraine justify similar actions by Russia against Iran.

Yunus Suleimanov, a 40-year-old cook from Bakhchisaray, who was detained on February 12, has been remanded in custody in Simferopol's Pretrial Detention Center No. 2. According to Crimean Solidarity, he is accused of participating in the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir party, which is designated a terrorist organization in Russia.

A new memorial plaque has been installed on the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. This follows more than twenty previous instances of the plaque being destroyed by unknown assailants. Activists intend to continue their work until it is permanently preserved.

According to Kremlin media, including RBC, prominent businessman and former senator from Chechnya, 67-year-old Umar Dzhabrailov died by suicide in a hotel on Tverskaya Street in Moscow. A pistol was found near his body.