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Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a decree setting the date for the next elections to the National Assembly.

At least 4,229 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,373 from the Southern Federal District have been recognized by authorities and security forces as killed during the military operation in Ukraine.

A wooden memorial plaque that hung on the railing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya's home for more than a week has been destroyed again by unknown persons.

Elnur Gasanov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan serving a prison sentence, has had his prison conditions tightened and he has been transferred to the closed section of the Umbaki Penitentiary Complex. His associates believe that Gasanov's conditions are being worsened for political reasons.

Kazakh authorities are seeking to force Chechen native Zelimkhan Murtazov, who has been living at Astana airport for a month, to leave the transit zone voluntarily. However, due to the lack of a passport, he can only fly to countries where he faces a high risk of extradition to Russia, according to his brother, who has appealed to human rights organizations for assistance.

Social media users have stated that the man who kidnapped a schoolgirl for marriage in Abkhazia must be held accountable under the law. They believe the incident itself should draw attention to both the safety of children in schools and the inadmissibility of reviving old customs.

Some social media users pointed out that the harsh sentence for Karabakh's military and political leadership was prompted not only by accusations of war crimes but also by Baku's intention to use them in negotiations with Armenia. Some believe that Azerbaijan could, on the contrary, release the convicted to demonstrate its commitment to peace.

The Investigative Committee has closed the rape investigation against former State Duma deputy Yuri Napso. The investigation concluded that the case was initiated in violation of procedure, as Napso was a member of the electoral commission in the Rostov region at the time.

Akhmad Batlukhsky's arrest sparked widespread controversy, and the easing of his pretrial detention was a result not only of public outrage and the support of parliamentarians, but also of the republic's leadership's involvement in the decision, analysts believe.

The company agreed to raise wages for Rustavi Azot employees, partially fulfilling their demands and setting an annual salary increase. The strike lasted nine days.

Mafedar Ramazanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,803 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Alim Eguzhokov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found St. Petersburg resident Polina Kostyuchenko guilty of treason and attempted assassination of members of the Russian Armed Forces command staff.

The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld the sentence against former Deputy Mayor of Gelendzhik Pavel Blinov, who was accused of abuse of office and exceeding his official powers. He was sentenced to three years in a penal colony.

Alexander Isaev from the Oktyabrsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 211 soldiers from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

Anton Chechin, Artem Gribul, and Sergey Kukharchuk, convicted of participating in the protests, have been charged with using prohibited items in Gldani Prison. Under this charge, they face three to five years in prison.

Lazai Kazimagomedova, who left for Syria in the spring of 2015, returned to Russia ten years later. A court in Dagestan sentenced her to eight years in prison.

Arsen Alimirzoyev from Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,802 Dagestani fighters killed there.

Of the 157 captured servicemen returned to Russia by Ukraine, 20 are natives of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov reported. Among them, journalists discovered, is a person convicted of sexual abuse of children and a former official.

The road to the pedestrian bridge used by children in the village of Shalushka to get to school is in unacceptable condition, local residents complained. The head of the Investigative Committee ordered a criminal investigation.