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A man armed with a knife attacked the Azerbaijani journalist, Aiten Mamedova, and demanded from her not to cover the trial. The police reported on the investigation of the incident.

A referendum on South Ossetia's entry into Russia will take place, Anatoly Bibilov, who earlier admitted the victory of his opponent, Alan Gagloev, in the second round of presidential election.

Aleksan Aleksanyan and Aramais Mkhitaryan, activists of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun", have been arrested in the city of Armavir on charges of bribing citizens for participating in protests.

The authorities' plans to solemnly celebrate the Victory Day in Chechnya are correct, because this is a national holiday, Telegram commentators have pointed out. However, relatives of many residents of Chechnya fell victim to deportation in Soviet years; and it is inappropriate to celebrate May 9 on a large scale in this region, their opponents have objected.

The opposition's protest actions are hindering the return of Armenian soldiers from Azerbaijan, relatives of the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) have suggested and blocked the Yerevan-Gyumri highway in order to stop the oppositionists' motor rally.

In 2021, Ramzan Kadyrov earned 26.5 million roubles, or 14.3 times less than in 2020; it follows from his tax declaration. The current drop of Kadyrov's official income occurred after a sharp increase in 2019 that continued into 2020.

The incumbent president of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, has congratulated Alan Gagloev on his victory in the second round of the presidential election after the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the preliminary results of the vote.

Residents of the Buynaksk District, Timur Aliev, Biyarslan Abukaev, Alimurza Alimurzaev, Abdullabek Aliev and Gusein Iraskhanov, have perished in Ukraine, the head of the district has informed and handed over the awards to their families.

In Armenia, during the protests, five persons were detained and arrested; they are charged with hooliganism and an attack on a state official. The total number of criminal cases initiated against protesters has reached 12.

Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has visited the prison located in Dimitrovgrad, a city on the Ulyanovask Region of Russia, where prisoners were on a hunger strike.

Armenia follows integration processes with Russia; and in case of revolution, new authorities will have to follow the same policy. However, the likelihood of a change of power in the country is minimal, since the Armenian opposition is fragmented and has no alternatives to the figure of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, analysts have noted.

A women's march demanding resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, was held in central Yerevan.

A court in Grozny has sentenced Shamil Arbinin, a Chechen poet, to 10 years in prison, finding him guilty of attacking in 2000 Pskov paratroopers as a member a detachment of the field commanders, Shamil Basaev and Khattab.

Last night, in Batumi, clashes broke out of law enforcers with supporters of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, after policemen demanded to remove the tents set up by activists. As a result, more than 20 protesters were detained.

Four persons have been arrested within the investigation of seven criminal cases initiated in connection with incidents during protests, the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has informed.

Vladimir Lysenko from the village of Gofitskoye has perished in Ukraine, the head of the Petrovsky Urban District has informed. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 23 natives of the Stavropol Territory have been confirmed.

The families of the natives of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) who perished during the special military operation in Ukraine have received the Order of Courage from the head of the republic.

By sending detachments of Chechen law enforcers and other volunteers to Donbass, Ramzan Kadyrov stood out among the heads of the regions of Northern Caucasus to emphasize his loyalty to Vladimir Putin, experts note.

Another detachment of 200 fighters has voluntarily left Chechnya for the special military operation zone, Ramzan Kadyrov reports. Volunteers are attracted by the promise of large remuneration or by pressure, some Instagram* users suggest.

The police violently dispersed a protest action near Victory Bridge in Yerevan, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament, reported. The police reported about 48 detainees, and according to the opposition, about 100 people were taken to police stations.