Over the first five months of 2025, the commissioning of new housing in the North Caucasus Federal District decreased by 28.5% to 3.1 million square meters. The most pronounced negative dynamics are in Dagestan, where the figure fell almost threefold (to 624.9 thousand square meters).

A court in Stavropol sentenced seven more participants in the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport to imprisonment for terms ranging from 5 years to 6 years and 8 months. Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Umar Dzhanboruev, Alimpasha Daitbekov, Gadzhi Akhmedulaev, Magomedamin Tagirov, Alila Ismailov and Ramazan Isaev were found guilty of participating in mass riots and failure to comply with transport security requirements.

The Baku Media Development Agency (MEDIA) accused Russian TV presenter and propagandist Vladimir Solovyov of disrespecting Azerbaijan and demanded an apology from him. The reason was his statement on air on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, in which he repeatedly used the word "Artsakh" and accused the Armenian authorities of "giving Artsakh" to Azerbaijan.

A Yerevan court has arrested Russian businessman, billionaire, and head of the Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan for two months. He is accused of publicly calling for the seizure of power in Armenia.

A Crimean Tatar Akim Gafarov, who was sentenced to 8 years, was recognized as a political prisoner. This was reported by the independent human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial". The man was accused of participating in the Noman Chelebidzhikhan battalion, recognized as illegal in the Russian Federation and acting in the interests of Ukraine.

Patriarch Kirill criticized the Islamophobic attack of an Orthodox priest. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church assessed the insulting statements of Schema-Abbot Gabriel against Russian Muslims as an attempt to provoke an "Orthodox-Islamic conflict." He also called for "driving away" all those who, under the pretext of protecting Russian culture and the church, agitate for a fight against Russian Muslims. For more details, watch our video.

The Southern District Military Court interrogated a prosecution witness, security officer Renat Valiulin, in the criminal case against Crimean Tatars Seidamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov, Abdulmedzhit Seytumerov, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulayev. According to lawyer Emil Kurbedinov, the security officer was unable to say anything clearly.

No one has the right to threaten the Republic of Armenia, this cannot be done by "some people who came from somewhere." This statement was made by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the Russian billionaire, owner of the Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan.

The Visaitovsky Court of Grozny refused to satisfy the complaint of Eset Umarova about familiarization with the case materials on the investigation of the disappearance of her son Movsar.

A criminal case has been opened against a former resident of Beslan, human rights activist Vissarion Aseyev, under the article on public calls for terrorist activity (Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code). In March 2022, shortly after the start of the "SVO", he wrote on Facebook: "Why the hell are Ossetians going to die in Ukraine? Stay at home! If you want to kill, kill Putin!"