At many polling stations during voting in the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, journalists are prohibited from filming and observers are removed. This was reported by a number of local media.

All 309 imams of Chechnya received a LADA Granta car and 100 thousand rubles from the Kadyrov Foundation. The charity event was organized in honor of the night of the ascension of the Prophet Muhammad. According to the most minimal estimates, the gifts could cost 247 million rubles.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation received a petition from the Prosecutor General's Office to transfer to the court of the Krasnodar Territory the criminal case of five residents of Dagestan accused of participating in riots at the Makhachkala airport. The petition states that the accused have extensive connections in the law enforcement bloc and the judiciary of Dagestan and can put pressure on the participants in the trial.

The Grozny garrison military court sentenced mobilized Volgograd resident Maxim Galchenko to five years in prison. He was found guilty of leaving his unit without permission (Part 5 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

On February 7, early presidential elections are being held in Azerbaijan. The election campaign of candidates began on January 15. The Central Election Commission has registered seven candidates for the presidency.

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has updated the register of “undesirable” organizations, adding to it the “Crimean Tatar Resource Center”, based in Ukraine.

The path to Russification is not an alternative. For some fraternal, small Caucasian peoples, this path was tragic. It is also fatal for the Abkhaz language, culture and identity. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili stated this while speaking in parliament.

The Makhachkala Garrison Court sentenced contract soldiers Akhmed Kurbanov and Edgar Ibadullaev to two years in a penal colony. They were found guilty of refusing to comply with command orders and going to Ukraine on the SVO.

Rosstat named the regions with the fastest production growth in 2023. Ingushetia and Dagestan entered the TOP 10, taking fourth and ninth places, respectively. The growth of industrial production in Ingushetia amounted to 17.1%, in Dagestan – 14.4%.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili delivered an annual report to the country's parliament. According to her, Russia continues to wage a hybrid war against Georgia, using new formats.