The public organization "Kabardino-Balkarian Regional Human Rights Center" appealed to the head of the republic Kazbek Kokov, as well as to members of the government and State Duma deputies from the KBR. Citizens called for the release of the detained participants of the march in Nalchik dedicated to the end of the Caucasian War.

The introduction of restrictions for Russian citizens by Bank of Georgia (BoG) is an anti-Georgian step, according to Vice Speaker of Parliament Ilia Injia. The latter is a member of the European Socialists party, known for its repeated calls for direct dialogue with Russia.

Complaints from Chechens living in the village of Leninaul in the Kazbekovsky district of Dagestan about the demolition of a historic mosque by the authorities will not go unnoticed. Theologians from the spiritual administrations of the North Caucasus will gather to discuss this issue, as well as the issue of returning homes to people evicted from these lands during Stalin's deportations. This was stated by the Mufti of Chechnya Salakh Mezhiyev.

Head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison in Ukraine for helping members of the "SVO". He was found guilty under the article on financing actions committed with the aim of changing the borders of Ukraine.

A man who is believed to be a member of the detachment of field commanders Shamil Basayev and Khattab has been detained in the Kaitag district of Dagestan. He allegedly took part in military actions in the Botlikh district of the republic in 1999 during the second Russian-Chechen war.

On May 21, a rally was held in the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic in memory of the victims of the Caucasian War and those who died for the independence of the Circassian people. At least two thousand people took part in the action.

A UAZ Patriot exploded between the city of Skadovsk and the village of Antonovka in the Kherson region. There were four officers in it, presumably associated with the Akhmat unit, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine reported.

Mansur Movlaev, who was put on the wanted list in Russia and fled from the Chechen authorities, has received the status of an asylum seeker in Kazakhstan. He also asked not to be extradited to Russia.

On May 22, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced one of the leaders of the opposition party "Coalition for Change" Zurab Girchi Japaridze to arrest as a preventive measure. He was taken into custody in the courtroom.

Citizen journalist Rustem Sheykhaliyev was transferred from the Yeniseisk prison in Krasnoyarsk Krai to Blagoveshchensk in Amur Oblast. In February, the political prisoner was placed in the tuberculosis hospital of the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Krasnoyarsk Krai. This happened after his legs turned blue and began to hurt and swell even more.