Major General Vladimir Kotov, previously deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Voronezh Region, has been appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia. The ceremony to introduce the new head of the department was held in Magas.

An air raid alert was announced in 12 regions of Ukraine. In Zaporozhye, a residential building was destroyed by a missile attack, there were casualties.
From Crimea there are reports of explosions in Sevastopol, Yalta and Bakhchisarai.
The State Duma introduced amendments to the criminal and administrative codes on liability for discrediting participants in the war in Ukraine. Punishment ranges from a fine to 15 years in prison. Previously, the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, proposed banning any criticism of PMC fighters, as well as the publication of information about their past crimes.
Germany plans to send anti-aircraft and missile launchers to Ukraine. Spain also promises military-technical assistance.
American Center for Strategic and International Studies: 60-70 thousand Russian soldiers died during the year of war in Ukraine.