The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation recognized Magomed Hajiyev, a former deputy of the Duma, as a foreign agent of four convocations from Dagestan, member of «United Russia». According to the Russian authorities, outside the Russian Federation, he allegedly expressed willingness to cooperate with foreign politicians and expressed support for Ukraine in order to obtain foreign citizenship.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine proposed to officially change the name of Georgia to Sakartvelo, the self-name of the country used by Georgians. The purpose of such a decision is to contribute to the rapprochement of the two countries and get rid of the «Russified» name. 

On May 26, 2001, at dawn, officers of the local VOVD broke into the home of Yunus Makayev, a fighter of the OMON of the Chechen Republic, who lives in the city of Urus-Martan on Bolnichnaya Street. The policemen were rude.

On May 26, the FSB and the Investigative Committee of Russia announced the detention of three former militants from the so-called “Kabardian jamaat” in Kabardino-Balkaria. According to investigators, Anzor Batyrov, Aslanbek Kazanchev and Taimuraz Nakusov, as part of the group of Shamil Basayev and Khattab, participated in the attack on Pskov paratroopers in 2000.

At night, Russia shelled the Ukrainian city of Dnepr, the Donetsk and Nikolaev regions, and Ukraine – the Belgorod region. A drone was shot down in Krasnodar, causing destruction.

In the village of Nizhnee Kazanishche, Buynaksky district of Dagestan, residents took to the streets to protest against the detention by security forces of their countryman, surgeon Osman Osmanov. He is charged with terrorist article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The Vladikavkaz garrison military court sentenced contract serviceman Atsamaz Dzagoev to 5.5 years in a penal colony. He was found guilty under Part 5 of Art. 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (failure to appear during mobilization).

Today, in a speech dedicated to the celebration of Georgia's Independence Day, President Salome Zurabishvili criticized the country's government. According to her, the ruling Georgian Dream party and the government are making concessions to Russia and moving away from Europe.

On May 26, Georgia celebrates the main state holiday under the slogan "With love for freedom!". The celebrations began with the ceremony of taking the oath by the servicemen.

The collapse of Russia will happen, and it will begin with the North Caucasus. Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, stated this in an interview with Deutsche Welle.