The Abkhazian Parliament has accepted the resignation of President Aslan Bzhania. It was decided that Vice President Badra Gunba will act as head of the republic until early elections are held.

Protests against the extradition of Muslim Tsintsaev, a native of Chechnya, to Russia were held in front of French embassies in the capitals of Austria and Belgium. Participants called on France, where the refugee was detained, to demonstrate legality and humanism and not allow him to be extradited to Russia.

The Office of the Public Defender of Georgia criticized the actions of the police, which dispersed peaceful citizen protests against the results of the parliamentary elections.

Civic activists, human rights defenders, political activists, journalists and lawyers are being persecuted in Azerbaijan. This was stated by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty.

Special forces dispersed a tent camp with protesters against the results of the parliamentary elections in Tbilisi. There are casualties and detainees.

The President of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania and Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab resigned after hours of negotiations with the opposition.

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited President of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania to events to celebrate the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War, which will take place on May 9, 2025.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found 28-year-old Junior Sergeant Islam Bitsuyev guilty of evading military service. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison. He had previously participated in the "SVO".

The Nalchik City Court found a 23-year-old resident of the city of Baksan (Kabardino-Balkaria) guilty of calling for terrorism and extremism. The reason was his activity on the Internet. This was reported by RIA "Kabardino-Balkaria", citing data from the FSB of the Russian Federation.

Contractors from Ingushetia have laid 2.4 thousand km of water supply networks in the Tokmak district of the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine. This territory is under the control of the Russian Federation. In addition, Ingush specialists have restored the sewage pumping station.