Representatives of the Chechen opposition movement NIYSO reported raids and detentions of men of conscription age. Activists claim these measures are being carried out in the Naursky and Nadterechny districts of Chechnya.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the participants of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States, currently underway in Baku.

On June 23, South Ossetian head Alan Gagloev accepted Vladimir Putin's offer to serve as his advisor. According to the constitutional provisions, the interim leadership of South Ossetia will be transferred to Marat Kambolov, Chairman of the Republic's Government.

The Moscow Garrison Military Court has arrested Visam Ali Bardvil, a member of the Ulema Council of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia and imam of the South Butovo mosque. He was charged under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization).

In Ingushetia, plans are underway to immortalize the memory of 8-year-old Khizir Derbichev, who died while saving a friend in the Sunzha River. This was announced by the head of the republic, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT, Russia's main propaganda channel for foreign audiences, once again lashed out at Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and everyone who supported him in the recent parliamentary elections, which were won by the incumbent's party, on the air of Vladimir Solovyov, another propagandist.

The transport ministers of Turkey and Armenia, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and David Khudatyan, held talks in Brussels, focusing on the resumption of rail and road links between the two countries.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court rejected the appeal of former leader of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals, Shahin Shykhlinsky, and his son, Mutvala. Their defense had requested a reduced sentence for the charge of using violence against a government official.

Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov stated that Moscow views events concerning Armenia as a manifestation of an attempt to undermine integration structures involving Russia.

Georgian Legion Commander Mamuka Mamulashvili announced the start of large-scale production of ballistic missiles in Ukraine, noting that technological advances will allow for increased strikes on Russian territory.