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The opposition's fragmentation has not diminished over the past month, amid the onset of the campaign and increased pressure. The main opposition parties are vying for votes and political leadership. Representatives of the Strong Armenia party and the Armenia bloc emphasized the importance of the country's partnership with Russia, but also emphasized the importance of pursuing an independent policy.

The first stage of a major prisoner exchange took place today with Ukraine. Chechen State Duma Deputy Shamsail Saraliev reported that 205 prisoners of war returned to Russia.

66 people who were in temporary accommodation centers after the flood in Dagestan have returned to their homes.

Mine danger remains one of the main problems in Karabakh. Armenian troops, who planted mines in the area, are responsible for the injuries suffered by displaced persons after explosions, according to users with Azerbaijani surnames. Users with Armenian surnames countered that the mines protected civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh. However, all parties to the dispute agreed on the need to observe safety regulations outside of villages.

Volunteers continue to clean beaches in Tyumensky, Gizel-Dere, and other settlements in the Tuapse District affected by the oil spill. Calls for food and supplies and assistance have been posted on social media. The task force reported collecting nearly 30,000 cubic meters of water-oil mixture in Tuapse.

The Central Election Commission has invalidated the registration of 45 candidates for parliamentary seats in Armenia who filed statements of self-withdrawal, including candidates on the Wings of Unity and Enlightened Armenia lists.

The former head of the Buinaksk branch of the Russian Social Fund was unable to confirm the legality of the funds used to purchase 310 million rubles worth of property. Two plots of land, a six-story non-residential building, and an apartment were seized for state use. The former official himself is under arrest for embezzlement of maternity capital.

Dagestan authorities have paid financial assistance to 20,800 victims of flooding, but not a single resident in five affected districts has yet received payments.

Artur Tuayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 587 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

A Moscow court dismissed proceedings in the Prosecutor General's Office's lawsuit seeking the seizure of the property of Senator Akhmat Salpagarov and 27 other individuals due to a settlement agreement. The claims of three individuals seeking the return of lands in the Teberda National Park to the state were upheld.

Eyvaz Yarakhmedov from the Tabasaran district was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,935 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Residents of Sunzha, Ingushetia, complained that frequent pipe breaks on Engels Street had turned the asphalt into potholes.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Astemir Maremukov to five years in prison for evading military service during mobilization.

A Yerevan court has sentenced blogger Artak Avetisyan to one month in jail after he called Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan a "traitor" during his campaign rally.

Chechen native Belkisa Mintsayeva, who came to the republic under pressure from security forces, has been held in a police station for 32 days without procedural status.

Gasulbeg Sharamazanov and Nurmagomed Abakarov from the Botlikh District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,934 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

Social media posts made more than eight years ago have led to the criminal prosecution of a resident of Dagestan's Laksky District.

Kristian Bzhania, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Abkhaz Government, was shot and hospitalized. The Ministry of Internal Affairs attributed the incident to a "domestic dispute."

On the 533rd day of continuous protests in Tbilisi, the court sentenced two more participants in the protests on Rustaveli Avenue to administrative arrest – former State Minister for European Integration Alexi Petriashvili and student Natia Chelidze.

The decision of the court of first instance to confiscate the property of the former deputy chairman of the Krasnodar Regional Court, Igor Nikolaychuk, and persons associated with him, has been upheld.