Before the "special operation", the situation in the North Caucasus was completely stabilized. But with its start, a certain aggravation began. Foreign agents and various NGOs began to become more active. This was stated by the commander of the Joint Group of Forces for Conducting Counter-Terrorist Operations in the North Caucasus Region, Vladimir Makeyev.

The Chinese platform TikTok has blocked 37 accounts of the Russian news agency Sputnik and the profile of RT International. These measures occurred amid the expansion of US sanctions against Russia. The Sputnik news agencies also include Sputnik Georgia and Sputnik Abkhazia.

The US is considering the possibility of imposing sanctions against the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, billionaire, and former Russian citizen Bidzina Ivanishvili. This was reported by the Georgian service of Voice of America (VOA), citing high-ranking US officials.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, reported that two more Tesla Cybertracks with machine guns on the roof were sent to the combat zone with Ukraine.

Yerevan is deliberately spreading misinformation that the CSTO did not protect Armenia, this is not true. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova.

Moscow disagrees with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan in his assessment of the CSTO. The organization cannot and does not pose any danger, any threat to the sovereignty of Armenia. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.

By imposing sanctions and visa restrictions on a number of Georgian politicians and security officials, the US has reached a critical point. This statement was made by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at a meeting with US Ambassador Robin Dunnigan.

Armenia has frozen its participation in the pro-Russian CSTO bloc, as it poses threats to the country's security and its continued existence. This was stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Second World Armenian Summit. He noted that Armenia is "close to the point of no return" in its relations with the CSTO.