The Nalchik garrison court sentenced contract soldier Makhti Sozaev to seven years in prison. He was found guilty of leaving a military unit in the Ukrainian Donbass without permission.

The Federation Council of the Russian Federation will send a request to the National Assembly of Armenia in order to find out the position of deputies regarding Speaker Alen Simonyan’s accusations against Russia. This was announced by Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko.

Activist of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Elnur Hasanov has been on a hunger strike for six days in the Baku pre-trial detention center to protest against the seizure of recordings that he prepared for speaking in court.

Members of the European Parliament initiated a draft resolution on sanctions against the billionaire, ex-citizen of the Russian Federation, founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili and its members.

The 109th anniversary of the genocide in the Ottoman Empire is being celebrated throughout Armenia today. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President Vahagna Khachaturyan, Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan and members of the government arrived at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex and laid wreaths at the memorial and flowers at the Eternal Flame.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published photos and videos from sports training. Thus, he denied speculation about his illness and possible resignation from his post. In the video, Kadyrov says nothing and “sways” to a song about an “eagle-born Chechen.”

Baku has no plans to join the EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union). In the future, much will depend on what additional economic benefits the country receives from being closer. This was announced by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the international forum on the topic “COP29 and Green Vision for Azerbaijan” in Baku.

A rally was held on Stephansplatz Square in Vienna in honor of the anniversary of the death of the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. In addition to representatives of the Chechen diaspora, Ukrainian refugees took part in the action.

In Karachay-Cherkessia, security forces are looking for five men suspected of murdering two policemen. 26-year-old Ruslan Elkanov, 29-year-old Kazbek Dzhazaev, 34-year-old Vladimir Averyanov, 35-year-old Ruslan Semenov and 25-year-old Akhmat Elkanov have been put on the wanted list.

On April 14, in the Novolaksky district of Dagestan, several police officers pulled the Minister of Emergency Situations of Chechnya, Alikhan Tsakaev, from a black SUV at the Gerzel checkpoint. He was detained for driving in the oncoming lane, insubordination and insulting police officers.