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The "Borjomi" workers have managed to achieve the fulfilment of the majority of their demands, while the company bosses did not agree to pay them compensations for the strike period.

Anatoly Bibilov had decided to hold a referendum without consultations with Russia; now after adjusting the wording on holding a referendum, the issue will be discussed again with Russia, Alan Gagloev, the incumbent president of South Ossetia, has announced.

The "Minselkhozprod" (Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs) of Dagestan has posted a video clip showing a flock of sheep; each animal bearing a Z symbol on its side. Social network users have criticized the officials for the associations with the symbol of the special operation in Ukraine. After commentators' criticism, the ministry has removed the clip.

Arthur Vanetsyan, the head of the "I have the honour" oppositional parliamentary faction, has announced his resignation of his parliamentary powers and the withdrawal of his "Fatherland" Party from the parliament. According to his version, the parliament is no longer capable to defend the interests of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found a violation of the right to life of a Chechen villager, who was wounded by law enforcers during a counterterrorist operation (CTO). Russia is obliged to pay EUR 40,000 in compensation for his suffered moral harm.

The Ramzan Kadyrov’s statements are aimed primarily at strengthening his own positions in power, political strategist Gleb Pavlovsky believes. When commented on the statements addressed by leader of Chechnya to the president of Kazakhstan, political analyst Andrei Serenko has pointed out that Ramzan Kadyrov is allowed more than any head of a Russian subject and that he can throw in some ideas at a request of Moscow.

Awards were handed over to parents of Azamat Gaibullaev and Makhach Saikumov, who perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Buynaksk District has announced today. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the authorities have confirmed the information about at least 150 perished natives of Dagestan.

Three religious activists detained in Sumgait for writing on a wall in support of the Talekh Bagirzade’s demands were sentenced to ten days of imprisonment under the charge of petty hooliganism. Human rights defenders called such a punishment too harsh.

According to the FSB, law enforcers carried out an operation against illegal “gunsmiths” in 38 regions of Russia, including Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kalmykia, North Ossetia, the Stavropol Territory, the Rostov and Volgograd Regions.

The information that the Armenian troops fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kelbadjar and Lachin Districts does not correspond to reality, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.

Several hundred residents of Tbilisi took part in a rally at which they supported Georgia's accession to the European Union (EU). A similar action was held in Zugdidi.

Last night, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the Kelbadjar and Lachin Districts, after which Azerbaijani militaries opened a return fire, the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

An attempt of Insa Lander, a blogger from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), to escape to Georgia may have to do with the judicial practice on similar cases – for the entire time this article was applied, there was not a single acquittal, Dmitry Zakhvatov, an advocate, believes.

Olga Borisova was returning via Turkey from the European tour of the "Pussy Riot" group to Georgia, where she lives, but border guards at Tbilisi Airport would not let her enter the country.

The managers of the "Borjomi" Company have agreed with the striking employees to end the strike, by agreeing to pay off the two-month wages debts and reinstate 48 out of 50 laid-off workers.

The conflict with shooting in Nigavan, which killed two people and wounded five others, broke out between supporters and opponents of Nikol Pashinyan, oppositional MPs have stated.

On June 17-18, at its 131st plenary session, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe discussed and adopted its 22-page opinion prepared by four experts of the commission on the media law now in force in Azerbaijan.

The reports that the son of Murad Saidov, a deputy Chechnya's permanent representative in Crimea, was exchanged for a Ukrainian woman, Yulia Paevskaya, are not true, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, accusing the report authors of dishonesty.

Kantemir Balagov, the film director from Kabardino-Balkaria, who left Russia, decided to transfer the action of his new film about the Circassians from Nalchik to New York.

The idea to create the “Daimokhk” National Park arises from the desire of the Chechen side to gain control over the lands of the nature reserve in Ingushetia, residents of Ingushetia share their fears on Instagram*.