Vladimir Zhilinsky, former coordinator of the Golos voters' rights movement, who was detained in Armenia, has been released. The arrest was related to the activist's status as a wanted activist in Russia.

In Karachay-Cherkessia, lawyer and activist Ramazan Mkhtse was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for spreading "fakes" about the Russian army.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video statement following the Ukrainian drone attack on Grozny-City. He said the strike on high-rise buildings in central Grozny makes no tactical sense or sense.

The head of Ingushetia, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, expressed concern about the drug problem in the region, calling it a serious threat to youth and the future of the republic. He reported on the preventive work carried out by volunteers and preparations for the launch of the Youth Information Security Center.