At the Southern District Military Court, the defense of the defendants in the case of the "fifth Bakhchisarai group" presented an independent forensic examination. According to it, the conclusions of the FSB specialists who examined the audio materials were "far-fetched," according to lawyer Emil Kurbedinov.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Dagestani resident Said-Apendi Aliadzhiev to 13 years in a maximum-security prison colony on charges of terrorism and extremism.

On March 2, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his head of office, Kyrylo Budanov, joined an iftar – the evening meal that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This was reported by the press service of the President's Office.

Former politician and businessman, 67-year-old Umar Dzhabrailov, was buried today in his native village of Novye Atagi in Chechnya. His body was carried on a stretcher, according to Muslim rites. Dozens of people joined the funeral procession.