The Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha upheld the two-year term assigned to 64-year-old Oleg Tyryshkin. In May 2023, a criminal case was opened against the man under the article on justification of terrorism.

The subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District are traditionally named the regions with the lowest vodka consumption in 2024. The minimum official sales were recorded in Chechnya - 0.05 liters per person (115 times less than the national average). In Ingushetia, the figure was 0.4 liters, in North Ossetia - 1.1 liters, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Dagestan - 1.2 liters, in Karachay-Cherkessia - 1.8 liters.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his entourage have been holding talks with representatives of Middle Eastern monarchies in recent months. They are unofficial and not coordinated with the Kremlin. Because of this, Kadyrov's relations with Putin have worsened, Vazhnye Istorii reports.

In Ingushetia, March 31 and April 1 will be days off in connection with the celebration of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. The corresponding decree was signed by the head of the republic, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

Russia will have to review the entire range of economic relations with Armenia if the republic joins the EU. This was stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.

A critical resolution on Georgia was adopted at the 48th session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, supported by 101 votes.

The Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia to investigate the management of the "United National Movement" appealed to the prosecutor's office in connection with the failure of the leader of the opposition coalition "Strong Georgia" and the "Lelo" party Mamuka Khazaradze to appear at the meeting at the invitation of the deputies. It should be noted that refusing to testify to the commission is a criminal offense and provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to a year (Article 349 of the Criminal Code).

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Ingushetia resident Yunus Bitiev to 6 years in prison. He was found guilty of incitement to terrorism.

The Investigative Committee for Chechnya has overturned the decision to allow Eset Umarova to familiarize herself with the case of the disappearance of her son Movsar Umarov. He was allegedly kidnapped by security forces.

The Armenian Parliament has adopted in the second and final reading a bill on the beginning of the process of the country's accession to the European Union. The document states that Armenia "expresses the will of the Armenian people, setting itself the task of making the republic a safe, secure, developed and prosperous country."