Georgia has decided to set a symbolic price for the transit of petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia, the country's Ministry of Economy announced. This move follows a one-time free transit of oil in early December 2025, after which standard tariffs were applied.

In Dagestan, a teenager is facing trial on charges of promoting terrorism. The criminal investigation against the minor has been completed. He is charged with publicly justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code), which carries a prison sentence of up to seven years.

The defense team for the defendants in the Pension Fund embezzlement case in Ingushetia (including Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov, the brother of the head of Ingushetia, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov) is requesting their transfer from the Armavir pretrial detention center in Krasnodar Krai. The lawyers cite poor conditions and the significant distance to the Cherkessk City Court, where the case is being heard.

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced Rustam Nogmov, a participant in a "special military operation," finding him guilty of the murder of 86-year-old pensioner Nina Selezneva from Nalchik. The court sentenced Nogmov to 15 years in prison and ordered him to pay 3 million rubles in compensation for moral damages to the relatives of the deceased.

Georgia's third president, Mikheil Saakashvili, commented on the news of the release from custody of Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former financier of the founder of the ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, and the former head of the Georgian Co-Investment Fund. He described the case as "a classic example of how a mafia state operates."

The gap between the highest and lowest average salaries in Russian regions has reached a record 200,000 rubles.

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced the suppression of the activities of a Russian citizen who was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Stavropol on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence agencies. According to the FSB, the target of the attack was the building of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" state foundation branch and the adjacent Memorial Square for those killed in the line of military duty.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don convicted Ingushetia resident Timerlan Kartoyev. He was found guilty of aiding and abetting the financing of terrorism and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Armenian authorities have been criticized by hierarchs of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), who demand an end to the "campaign against the Church" and a call for restraint against eight clergy who have violated discipline. This statement was made following a meeting of bishops in Austria, where 25 bishops expressed their allegiance to Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, condemning the practice of ignoring his name during services.

Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev called the Baku Military Court's verdict against Ruben Vardanyan "restoration of justice and the end of a nearly 30-year conflict."