The online publication "Baza" published a full transcript of the conversations between the crashed Azerbaijani Embraer airliner and dispatchers. From the black box data it follows that dispatchers recommended that the pilots land first in Grozny, then in Makhachkala, after which they offered data on other Russian airports. However, the crew of "Azerbaijan Airlines" independently decided to fly to Aktau.

The Chechens of Aukhov responded to their attempt to defend their rights with threats, and the disgruntled residents were eventually deported to Ukraine.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Kopyrkin and handed him a note of protest. The reason was the January 12 broadcast of the Russian program "Vesti Nedeli". According to Yerevan, "during the program, artificially generated narratives were voiced that were directed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia."

At night in the Georgian city of Batumi, in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel, an attack was committed on the former Prime Minister of the country, the founder of the opposition party "For Georgia" Giorgi Gakharia. It is reported that the politician has a concussion and a broken nose.

A Moscow court has returned the case of 14-year-old Muslim Murdiev to the prosecutor. It turned out that the participants were not familiarized with the materials of the criminal case. This was reported by the Chechen Human Rights Commissioner Mansur Soltayev.

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières) has said that there is "systematic police violence" against independent media in Georgia and has called on the EU to take action.

The Southern District Military Court of the Russian Federation sentenced the head of the government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in exile Akhmed Zakayev in absentia to 20 years in prison. In addition, Murad Yusupov, whom the Russian authorities call the commander of the Ichkerian battalion in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was sentenced to 19 years.

Since February 2023, Crimean Tatar political prisoner Server Zekiryaev has been regularly placed in a punishment cell in IK-1 in the Tula region. He has also been repeatedly placed in a cell-type facility (PKT). The reasons for his strict detention have never been given to him.

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov commented on Armenia's intention to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the United States. According to him, the United States plays a destabilizing role in the South Caucasus and "is trying to drag new countries into its wake."

The Cherkessk City Court extended the detention period of the former head of the Stavropol Territory Traffic Police Department, Aleksey Safonov, until April 18. He is accused of creating a criminal organization and receiving large-scale bribes as an organized group.