Yulia Melnichenko, a resident of Mozdok, North Ossetia, was detained in Moscow near the Prosecutor General's Office building after holding a solo picket against the persecution of her family. This is the second such incident: in October 2024, she was detained in Vladikavkaz for a similar protest.

A criminal case is under investigation in Ingushetia against four former Interior Ministry officers accused of beating a detainee. The incident occurred in Nazran and resulted in the hospitalization of the 28-year-old driver with a ruptured kidney.

The United Kingdom announced sanctions against pro-government Georgian television channels TV IMEDI and POSTV. The move was motivated by the systematic dissemination of disinformation regarding the war in Ukraine.

Asif Mamedov, chairman of the public organization "National-Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis" in the Ivanovo region of Russia, has been stripped of his Russian citizenship.

On the fourth anniversary of the start of the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine, a commemorative march will take place in the Georgian capital. Ukrainian and Georgian flags will be flown from the Peace Bridge.

The UN Human Rights Committee has suspended the extradition of Chechen native Mansur Movlaev from Kazakhstan to Russia. This was announced by Fatima Suleimanova, press secretary of the Chechen political organization "United Force."

Across the world, including in Ukraine and Europe, commemorating the victims of Stalin's deportation of Chechens and Ingush people are currently taking place.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the European Commission has been provided with complete and reliable information on the activities of the Kulevi port, confirming compliance with the sanctions regime. The statement came amid discussions of the 20th EU sanctions package against Russia, which, according to media reports, may include the Georgian port.

As part of its humanitarian assistance, Ukraine received a new shipment of energy equipment from Azerbaijan worth a total of $1 million. The handover was attended by Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine Mardaliyev, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Mishchenko, and the Deputy Ministers of Energy and Health.

February 23, 1944, marked a dark date in the history of two peoples of the North Caucasus: on the orders of Joseph Stalin, the total deportation of the Chechens and Ingush began. Half a million people were forcibly uprooted from their homes and sent into exile in Central Asia and Siberia.