The general secretary of the “Dream” and the mayor of the Georgian capital Kakha Kaladze acknowledged the fact of abuse of power by some security forces during the dispersal of pro-European rallies. However, the politician stated that the detained demonstrators are not “prisoners of conscience” because they threw heavy objects and stones at law enforcement officers.

Abibulla Smedlyaev has experienced worsening health in Simferopol's SIZO-2. The arrest took place after searches of Crimean Tatar homes in early February, which resulted in the arrest and charges of terrorism of four more people.

Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev said that Russia does not provide specific information on the progress of the investigation into the crash of the AZAL plane. The Russian side explains this by the ongoing investigation.

A powerful mudflow has descended in the city of Tyrnyauz (Kabardino-Balkaria) as a result of heavy rainfall. According to the Kabardino-Balkarian government, a bridge support on the federal highway "Prokhladny - Baksan - Elbrus" was damaged, which led to a complete stop of traffic. A state of emergency has been declared in the Elbrus district and Tyrnyauz.

The Dagestan prosecutor's office sent a criminal case to court against blogger Arslan Mirzaev (Ali Charinsky). He is accused of spreading fake news about the Russian army and promoting terrorism.

Deputy Head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces and commander of the volunteer formation "Akhmat" Apti Alaudinov believes it is necessary to toughen the punishment for inciting ethnic and religious hatred in Russia. In his statement, he emphasized that "not a single criminal should be named by nationality, because crime has no nationality."

Said-Akhmed Visangiriyev, a native of Chechnya, held in IK-6 in the Vladimir region, is subjected to cruel treatment and torture by the colony's management. This was reported by his brother Said-Magomed Visangiriyev. According to him, methods are used against Said-Akhmed that degrade his human dignity and lead to a deterioration in his health. In particular, he was held in a solitary confinement cell for a long time.

The subjects of the North Caucasus were among the regions with the lowest level of mortgage lending. Over the past year, only three mortgage loans were issued in Ingushetia per thousand economically active residents - this is the lowest figure in the country (85th place).

The last 15 patients who were treated after mass poisoning by drinking water have been discharged from the hospital in the Magaramkent district of Dagestan. In total, 450 people sought medical treatment as a result of the outbreak of acute intestinal infection that affected five villages of the municipality. Mostly children were affected - 422 out of 450 people poisoned by drinking water.

Премьер-министр Грузии Ираклий Кобахидзе прокомментировал обвинения в адрес правящей партии, звучащие со стороны ее оппонентов. По его словам, повешенный на «Грузинскую мечту» ярлык пророссийскости объясняется тем, что она не выполняет задания, поступающие извне, а все ветви власти очищены от агентуры. Премьер подчеркнул, что партия защищает суверенитет, препятствует пропаганде ЛГБТ и не допускает ввязывания Грузии в войну.