A court in Khasavyurt extended the arrest of a local resident Devlet Ismailov, accused of participating in a terrorist organization, until March. His defense stated that the arrest was unfounded and the criminal case was falsified.

During an interview in Minsk, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned the Armenian authorities against rapprochement with the European Union. In his opinion, the country's leadership is turning Russia against it and making enemies.

Administrative cases were opened against six residents of Karachay-Cherkessia for refusing to stand up during the Russian anthem. This happened during a ceremony at a sports competition in Cherkessk.

The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, responded to information about the torture of a native of Dagestan, Magomed Magomedov, detained in the Moscow Region. He said that the situation requires close attention.

Chechnya entered the TOP-20 regions in the rating of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI). Such data was presented to Vladimir Putin by the agency's general director Svetlana Chupsheva. According to her, the Chechen Republic has the greatest opportunity to provide for a child.

In Ingushetia, the FSB together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained former and current employees of PJSC Rosseti North Caucasus, its branch Ingushenergo and contractors. They are accused of embezzlement of budget funds on an especially large scale.

The "full transcript of the conversations" of the pilots of the crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane that was circulated online differs from the contents of the black boxes. The corresponding statement was made the day before by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev, who heads the commission investigating the plane crash, according to the local publication Orda.kz.

Russian border guards may stop serving on the Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Iranian borders. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan.

The Maykop Garrison Court sentenced contract soldier Amir Kabekhov to 7.5 years in a strict regime penal colony. He was found guilty of desertion due to leaving his military unit. In court, he cited his existing mental illness.

Crimean Tatar journalist Amet Suleimanov, sentenced to 12 years, reported deteriorating health. He continues to suffer from high blood pressure in the Vladimir Central prison.