Schoolchildren in the Georgian cities of Rustavi and Batumi declared their support for the protesters and demanded "an end to police violence." Teenagers came to classes with Georgian and EU flags.

A former resident of one of the neighboring countries, living in Stavropol Krai, lost his Russian citizenship. This happened because he did not want to register for military service. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A resident of Kazan, journalist Guzel Kasimova, who was detained in November in Cherkessk, was arrested again. Already upon leaving the detention center, she was stopped by employees of the Center for Combating Extremism.

Crimean Tatar journalist Remzi Bekirov, serving his sentence in IK-№33 in Khakassia, has lost 15 kilograms. For the first time in six years of imprisonment, he was able to see his wife and children.

The republics of the North Caucasus are named outsiders in the ability of residents with a median (average) salary to save 1 million rubles. The last places among the regions of the Russian Federation - 85th and 84th - are occupied by Ingushetia (10.6 years) and Chechnya (10.4 years). These are the results of the RIA Novosti study.

Against the backdrop of multi-thousand rallies in Tbilisi, Secretary General of the ruling party Kakha Kaladze made a rather unexpected statement today. He called on the opposition to "stop their own non-existent protests" and "protest together for the sake of a European future." According to him, it is the Georgian Dream that is Georgia's main European force, which "has proven its commitment to the European course in action."

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala arrested residents of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan for two months. According to security forces, the five men intended to commit explosions. They were called supporters of ISIS (a banned terrorist organization).

Lithuania has imposed a ban on entry for a number of Georgian officials. This was written on social media by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, who is soon to resign.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev commented on what is happening in Georgia today, in particular the position of the country's president, in his official Telegram channel.

Security forces, together with military registration and enlistment office employees, are conducting raids in Dagestan and Ingushetia as part of a covert mobilization. Checkpoints are being opened in Dagestani settlements, where young people are stopped to be taken to the military registration and enlistment office to check their military IDs. In addition, cases of targeted checks have been recorded. This was reported by the Chechen opposition Telegram channel Niyso.