On average, Russians would like to receive a pension of 47.6 thousand rubles per month. These are the data from a national survey. The real numbers differ by an order of magnitude from them.

The Patriarchate of Georgia made the first statement regarding the scandal associated with the icon of Matryona of Moscow, located in the Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi. Let us remind you that the stamp of the icon depicts Joseph Stalin.

In the Chechen city of Shali, the headquarters of the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment burned down. It is reported that the building burned down with all the documents.

The Baku Court of Appeal rejected the defense's request to transfer economist-scientist and opposition politician Gubad Ibadoglu from pre-trial detention center to house arrest. Six months have passed since his arrest, no investigative actions are being taken, the lawyers noted. In the pre-trial detention center, Ibadoglu’s health condition is deteriorating.

In Brussels, near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and in Vienna, near the Belgian Embassy, rallies were held in support of Islam Albakov, a native of Chechnya. He has been held in a Belgian deportation center since 2019 - Russia is seeking his extradition on charges of participation in an illegal armed group.

The ski resorts of the North Caucasus - Elbrus, Arkhyz and Veduchi - increased the flow of tourists during the New Year holidays. More than 100 thousand tourists vacationed there.

The names of more residents of Chechnya who died in the war with Ukraine have been named. These are the commander of the Akhmat platoon Adam Sadulaev, Interior Ministry employee Magomed Bachaev, volunteer Imam Idalov and Defense Ministry serviceman Zelimkhan Khazhikhanov. Their death was confirmed by a report from the Grozny Department of Education in Grozny.

Kazbek Alikov was prosecuted under the article on “fake news” about the Russian army. The case will be considered by the Industrial District Court of Vladikavkaz.

A format for meetings between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan has been formed in Washington. This gives legitimacy to peace negotiations, said Sarkis Khandanyan, head of the Armenian Parliament's Standing Committee on Foreign Relations.

A rally is taking place in Tbilisi near the house of activist Nata Peradze. According to the protesters, a woman poured paint on the icon of the Matrona of Moscow in the Sameba Cathedral. The icon depicts a man resembling USSR Secretary General Joseph Stalin.