The court in Armavir (Krasnodar Territory) will consider the criminal case of the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport. Kommersant reports this. The first five defendants, residents of Dagestan, are charged with participation in mass riots, one of them is also charged with using force against a government official. There are a total of 131 defendants in the case. Eight of them are wanted.

Karachay-Cherkessia and Ingushetia took 82nd-83rd places in the ranking of socio-economic situation. Among all regions of the Russian Federation, the situation is worse only in the Jewish Autonomous Region and Tyva, RIA Novosti reports.

Participants in the “Tavush for the Motherland” movement, led by its leader Bagrat Galstanyan, spent the entire night outside the parliament building in Yerevan. They set up about 15 tents. The police detained two citizens who were later released.

The Russian Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to the Armenian Foreign Ministry after the Armenian delegation visited the Ukrainian city of Bucha. This was stated by the representative of the Russian department Maria Zakharova.

Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has died in Paris. He was 53 years old. He was battling cancer.

The editors of the Crimean Tatar newspaper “Qirim” were awarded a fine of 300 thousand rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the Russian army. The reason was a publication that outlined arguments against the participation of Crimeans in the war against Ukraine.

For the first time, drones from Ukraine attacked the territory of North Ossetia. Their goal was a military airfield in Mozdok. All three aircraft were shot down.

Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan spoke harshly to the Russian leadership. This is how he responded to the words of Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Galuzin that Yerevan’s rash steps could make it impossible to return to joint work to create a single defense space.

Crimean Tatar Arsen Abhairov stayed in prison No. 2 of Yeniseisk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, 2.5 months longer than the appointed time due to a court error. Lawyer Edem Semedlyaev recalled that conditions in prison were worse than in a colony: his client was entitled to fewer visits and calls home. An administrative claim will be filed regarding this matter.

Ingushetia ranks first in the Russian Federation in terms of unemployment - the figure is almost 27%. This was announced by the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation Anton Kotyakov on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.