Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General, Kamran Aliyev, announced that the criminal investigation into the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane near Aktau on December 25 of last year is ongoing. He stated that Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan are participating in the investigation.

A meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Italy, Ilham Aliyev and Sergio Mattarella, took place in Baku. This is the Italian president's second visit to Baku; the first took place seven years ago.

A military court in Yekaterinburg is hearing the case of Alexander Krichevsky, a 58-year-old resident of Izhevsk. He is accused of publicly calling for terrorist activity. The charge stems from a comment he left on September 11, 2024, on Chechen opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov's Telegram channel.

Fuel reserves at oil depots in Stavropol Krai are estimated to be sufficient to meet the region's needs, however, some gas stations are experiencing temporary supply disruptions for certain types of gasoline. This was announced by the press service of the Stavropol Krai Ministry of Energy, Industry, and Communications.

Occupied Abkhazia is celebrating Victory and Independence Day today.

The new peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan marks one month and 22 days today. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan emphasized this during his speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He stated that peace must be nurtured "so that it grows, strengthens, and bears fruit throughout the South Caucasus region."

Four residents of Buynaksk have been remanded in custody by the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala. They are suspected of plotting a terrorist attack – the bombing of the district police department building.

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Major General Mikhail Nadezhin, the head of the republic's Ministry of Emergency Situations, has been detained on suspicion of bribery. Officers from the Economic Security Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted searches of his home and workplace. The searches were part of a criminal investigation into a case of bribery on an especially large scale.

The defense team for Chechen teenager Muslim Murdiyev intends to appeal the sentence, according to Chechen Human Rights Commissioner Mansur Soltayev. He noted that Murdiyev has already served 11.5 months under house arrest and has one year remaining in prison.

Following searches of the North Ossetia branch of the Russian National Guard in Vladikavkaz, the agency's head, Major General of Police Valery Golota, and his deputies were arrested. Criminal cases have been opened against those arrested on suspicion of bribery.