According to the Memorial Human Rights Center, the death toll in the war with Ukraine per thousand residents in the North Caucasus republics is significantly lower than the national average. The exception is North Ossetia, where the rate is higher than the national average.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced a military parade for May 28, the First Republic Day. Acknowledging that the parade could be perceived as a rejection of the peace agenda, he emphasized: "This is not so much a parade as a report to the citizens of Armenia." The head of government assured that the authorities are working with international partners to avoid such a perception.

Russia sent 300 tons of medical supplies to Iran via Azerbaijan. This is the second humanitarian shipment in recent memory.

Imprisoned scholar and activist Bahruz Samedov reported inhumane conditions. He said he is confined to his cell 24/7, with the exception of two-hour walks on a meter-wide balcony.

Adam Kadyrov, the 18-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, made his first public appearance since reports of a possible car accident involving him in mid-January. Ramzan Kadyrov dismissed earlier reports of the accident and Adam's injuries, including a spleen removal, a broken jaw, and the need for a strict diet, as "fakes."

Crimean political prisoner Eskender Abdulganiyev, sentenced to 12 years, reported being placed in solitary confinement twice after being transferred from Kemerovo Correctional Colony No. 29 to Penal Colony No. 41 in Yurga. No reason was given for his placement in solitary confinement.

The FSB Public Relations Center (PRC) reported the arrest of three individuals in Ingushetia who allegedly operated a communications center for a Ukrainian fraudulent call center. Those arrested range in age from 17 to 30. According to the FSB, their activities resulted in the theft of 1.3 million rubles.

The case of Nikita Zhuravel, convicted in Chechnya of desecrating the Koran and charged with treason in Volgograd, has taken a new turn: the young man disappeared while being transported. Lawyer Andrei Sabinin reported that there has been no news of Zhuravel since December 24, the day his family received a letter from Ulyanovsk, from where he was transferred.

According to the Nalchik Garrison Military Court, serviceman Temirkan Bakhov was found guilty of failing to report for duty. He was sentenced to three years and six months in a general regime penal colony.

Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan confirmed that the negotiation process between Armenia and Turkey is ongoing. According to him, the last contact with Turkish Special Representative Serdar Kılıç took place the day before, but there is currently no new information on this issue.