Employees of the Russian Guard stormed pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Rostov-on-Don, where six prisoners took two detention center workers hostage.
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr from June 16 to 19. In Chechnya, June 17 and 18 are declared non-working days.
For refusing to participate in the assault in Ukraine, the Russian military killed Rashid Dudarov from Ingushetia. Blogger Khasan Khalitov reported this.
In Karachay-Cherkessia, a record payment for signing a military contract was set - 1.3 million rubles. The corresponding decree was signed by the head of the region, Rashid Temrezov. Before this, the amount was 13 times lower - 100 thousand.
The number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan over three months increased by 16 people and amounted to 303. This was reported by the Union of Freedom of Political Prisoners.
The Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of Armenia instructed officials to exclude official visits to Belarus.
Today marks five years since journalist from Dagestan Abdulmumin Gadzhiev was imprisoned. He is recognized as a political prisoner, like other defendants in the criminal case - Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov.
Georgia and the United States have a long history of strong ties between peoples, a history of deep relations, partnerships in the fields of medicine and education, and a history of helping each other strengthen their defense forces.
Crimean Tatar Rustem Murasov, sentenced to 12 years, was transferred to the Vladimir Central prison. At first he was kept in a pre-trial detention center in Novocherkassk, then in a colony in Perm.
The Georgian National Legion was added to the list of terrorist organizations. This decision was made by the Southern District Military Court of the Russian Federation.
The Kremlin will clarify Armenia's position on the CSTO. This was announced by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the statements of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about leaving the organization. “In any case, we will adhere to partnership and allied relations,” Peskov noted.