On March 5, at midday, drones launched from Iran exploded at the airport in the Azerbaijani city of Nakhchivan and near a school in the village of Shekerabad. Nakhchivan is approximately 30 kilometers from the Iranian border.

Following a ruling by the Supreme Court of the Republic to review the case, the Shali City Court of Chechnya reduced the prison sentence of Zarema Musayeva, the mother of opposition activists, from four years to three years and 10 months. In her final statement, as in all previous hearings, she denied guilt in attacking an FSIN officer, the Team Against Torture reported.

The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a statement on the case of Farid Mehralizade, an economist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. RSF emphasizes that his appeal will be heard on March 6 and calls for the immediate release of Mehralizade, as well as all other journalists in custody in Azerbaijan.

According to the Council of Europe, Azerbaijan ranks first in Europe for the number of journalists arrested and convicted. At the end of 2025, the country had 36 such journalists—out of a total of 148 across the continent. Russia accounts for 32 repressed media workers, Armenia for two, and Georgia for one.

The commander of the Akhmat volunteer unit and deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces expressed his readiness to support Iran, including sending personal weapons and personally participating in combat operations, if such a decision is made by the Russian leadership.

On Wednesday, March 4, a meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, co-chaired by the prime ministers of Georgia and Armenia, was held. Armenian and Georgian media reported that Irakli Kobakhidze and Nikol Pashinyan discussed the positive dynamics of deepening partnerships in various sectors, future prospects, and the importance of stability in the region.

As of January 1, 2026, Lada cars are the leading brand in the North Caucasus region's vehicle fleet. They account for a remarkable 50.7%, equivalent to 1.3 million vehicles.

Askhabali Alibekov, a former Dagestani military man known by the pseudonym "Wild Paratrooper," has been released from a prison colony in Adygea. He was previously sentenced to prison for assaulting a law enforcement officer in 2024. Alibekov intends to continue his public activity, stating his desire to fight "for the freedom of all Russian people."

At the Southern District Military Court, the defense of the defendants in the case of the "fifth Bakhchisarai group" presented an independent forensic examination. According to it, the conclusions of the FSB specialists who examined the audio materials were "far-fetched," according to lawyer Emil Kurbedinov.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Dagestani resident Said-Apendi Aliadzhiev to 13 years in a maximum-security prison colony on charges of terrorism and extremism.