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Russia is torpedoing the work of the OSCE Minsk Group; as it no longer treats this format as a platform for cooperation with the USA, Tigran Grigoryan and Andrias Gukasyan, political analysts, have stated.

By announcing the formation of a military unit to be sent to Ukraine, authorities of Kalmykia are trying to win over voters by benefiting from their nationalist feelings, Alexander Kynev, a political analyst, believes.

Aldanmagomed Aldanmagomedov from Tlyaratinsky District and Alavudin Yaraliev from Kizlyar District perished in Ukraine, the regional authorities reported.

Activist Djansukh Adleiba stopped his hunger strike on a square in Sukhumi 17 days after the presidential administration had promised to reduce fuel prices in Abkhazia within two weeks.

Yusup Kaplanov went out to a solo picket with the demand to punish those responsible for the murder of his son Abakar Kaplanov, the former head of the village of Novokuli.

Velibeg Yakhbyaev from the village of Yargil perished in Ukraine, the Khiv district administration reported.

The Georgian authorities have allowed Insa Lander, a blogger from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) to enter the republic, from where she flew to Lithuania.

Chermen Dzugutov from the village of Olginskoye has perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Pravoberezhny District has informed. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 64 natives of North Ossetia have been confirmed.

The formation in Chechnya of military units subordinated to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) indicates that Ramzan Kadyrov has acquired the status of a federal-level politician, Alexei Malashenko, a political analyst, believes.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has found Medjid Aliev, a resident of Dagestan, guilty of helping the activities of the "Islamic State" (IS)* and sentenced him to 16 years in a high security colony.

Magomed Magomedov, the mayor of the city of Kizilyurt, has informed about the death of his nephew in the special operation in Ukraine. He also said about his son's participation in the special operation.

Relatives of Armenian prisoners of war held a protest rally in front of the Russian consulate in Gyumri calling for help in the return of their relatives from Azerbaijani captivity.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will prepare a report on threats to the lives and safety of journalists and human rights defenders in Azerbaijan.

Adyg activist Kase Kik, who left Russia, plans to file a complaint to the law enforcement bodies about torture. A case on abuse of authority by law enforcers can be instituted also not at a request of the victim, if there are other sources of information about the crime, advocate Timofei Shirokov emphasizes.

Akhmed Tamazaev and Chingiz Mirzoev perished in Ukraine, and the Orders of Courage were handed over to their parents, the administration of the Khasavyurt District reported.

Ramzan Kadyrov announced that he was awarded the Order of Merit for Dentistry. Users of the “VKontakte” social media outlet wonder what kind of merits helped the leader of Chechnya to receive the award.

The court has left Azerbaijani blogger, Rashad Ramazanov, in custody by rejecting the motion to transfer him to house arrest, Elchin Sadygov, an advocate, has informed. Rashad's wife has added that at his examination at the mental clinic, doctors diagnosed him with a neurological disorder.

The new battalion "West-Akhmat" has been already staffed by residents of Chechnya. It will subordinate to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Ramzan Kadyrov has announced.

The new battalions, the formation of which was announced by the head of Chechnya, will become part of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard), experts assert. In their opinion, it was Kadyrov's initiative; and it strengthens the position of his followers in the country's military-defence hierarchy amid the special operation in Ukraine.

The Defence Committee of the Russian State Duma has offered to recruit school graduates for the army service under contract. Instagram* users have criticized the idea, stating that school graduates are too young for the contract military service.