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Today, the Armenian armed forces have shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kelbadjar District, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports. Armenia denies the accusation.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Chechnya has launched an investigation after a post with a video in which a man was beating children on a sports ground. Social media users considered the behaviour of the teacher to be excessively cruel and called for punishment.

On the eve of the 158th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Turkey called the mass expulsion of Circassians from the Caucasus a tragedy. Some Telegram users have shared the Turkish Minister’s position.

The Armenian opposition has announced the end of today's protests in Yerevan, and reproached authorities of attempts to stage provocations. The Armenian police have reported that not a single person was detained during the protest marches held in Yerevan today.

The court has rejected the complaint of the Azerbaijani blogger, Eivaz Yahyaoglu against his arrest. The leader of the Azerbaijani Nationalist-Democratic Party (ANDP), in which he is a member, has promised that a complaint will be filed against the court's decision with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

The Armenian opposition has resumed disobedience actions in Yerevan. Activists have blocked several streets; law enforcers are trying to restore the motor traffic.

In the Rostov Region, they said farewell to a 29-year-old paratrooper who perished on April 29. Along with his colleagues, he was covered by an explosion in the village of Lebedinskoye.

The regime of the counter-terrorist operation (CTO) in Makhachkala has been lifted, the Russian FSB has reported. The CTO conducted in the capital of Dagestan has confirmed analysts' conclusions about the transition of the local armed underground to the tactics of clandestine cells.

Authorities have allocated about USD 6.5 million as bonuses to policemen for their work at protests, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, a vice speaker of the Armenian parliament, has stated. The opposition has demanded to suspend the powers of law enforcers involved in using violence against demonstrators.

The principle of a mirror withdrawal of troops is unacceptable, since Armenia will lose control over strategic positions, protesters in Yerevan have stated. They demanded to hold the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, accountable for the outcome of the autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Ramzan Kadyrov has confirmed that mutual criticism in a dispute with Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin, is of a friendly nature. The leader of Chechnya has noted that he does not like some of his opponent’s statements.

In Yerevan, hundreds of activists are being detained due to the authorities’ desire to prevent a rise in the number of protesters, analysts suggest. The police began checking a complaint filed by opposition MP Artsvik Minasyan about his unjustified detention.

There is no need to declare mobilization in Russia, but citizens of the country should mobilize on their own because of the situation in Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov announces.

Detained opposition supporters are suspected of failure to obey lawful demands of the police.

About 3000 Chechen fighters have been sent to Ukraine since the start of the special military operation, Ramzan Kadyrov reports.

Last night, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army were intensively shelled in the direction of the dwelling settlement of Zeilik in the Kelbadjar District.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in Makhachkala, during which law enforcers killed two militants, was the first in Dagestan in the last eight months. The previous CTO was carried out on September 10, 2021, in the Buynaksk District.

A contract military serviceman has been wounded by a mine explosion; however, there is no threat to his life.

Today, activists are blocking streets and motor traffic in different parts of Yerevan. The police began detaining demonstrators.

Gadji Tagirov has perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Gunib District of Dagestan has informed. Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 110 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed.