In Ingushetia, there have been cases of non-payment of December wages to employees of a number of public sector organizations, including hospitals and community centers.

Georgian citizen Tamara Mearakishvili, detained in South Ossetia on charges of "espionage," has been released. The Georgian State Security Service reported this. It is noted that the activist is currently in territory controlled by the central government.

Kazakh authorities denied asylum to Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev, human rights activist Murat Adam reported. He claims Movlaev was deemed "not to meet the criteria" for asylum.

Russia has stated its intention to fulfill all agreements between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev regarding the investigation into the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane.