Students at Vladimir School No. 22 recorded a video message wishing Apti Alaudinov, the head of the Akhmat special forces. The military commander himself announced this on his Telegram channel.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted a photo on his Telegram channel today with Dagestan senator and billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, with whom he had a violent conflict in the summer and fall of 2018. Kadyrov and Kerimov found themselves on opposite sides of a family dispute over the Wildberries marketplace.

Russia has stated its readiness to consider joining the TRIPP project (the transport corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan). Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced at a briefing that Moscow is interested in participating and is prepared to offer Russian Railways' expertise for the project's implementation.

A military court in Nalchik found Rinat Kurmanaev and Zalim Bekov guilty of leaving their unit without leave during mobilization and sentenced each to five years in prison.

The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concern over Armenia's rapprochement with the European Union. In an interview with TASS, Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of European Problems, stated that this could negatively impact relations with Russia and integration processes in the post-Soviet space.

The Kazakh Prosecutor General's Office has approved the extradition of Chechen activist Mansur Movlayev to Russia, despite the risk of torture in his home country. This was announced by human rights activist Murat Adam, who noted that the deportation decision must be implemented within 30 days.

A second administrative case has been opened in Chechnya in Russia for searching for "extremist materials" online. The case was registered by the Naursky District Court, and local resident Isa Magomadov is listed as the offender.

On Thursday, January 29, former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan stated that the "Trump Route" project would pose the country's "biggest security threat," Azatutyun reported.

Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan warned against the current government's flippant attitude toward possible harsh responses from Moscow. He believes the authorities fail to grasp the scale of the potential impact Russia could have, including tariff revisions and export blockages.

On the sidelines of a meeting between the presidents of Russia and the UAE, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke out against peace talks with Ukraine and in favor of continuing the "special military operation."