Teachers in Dagestan are being forced to force parents to install the national MAX messenger, requiring each school to have at least 1,000 subscribers.

According to the publication Minval.Politics, Russia is allegedly preparing a "new dirty attack" against Azerbaijan. The publication claims that in the coming days, the information campaign could enter a "new, more aggressive phase." It notes that this refers not only to comments from individual experts, but also to a targeted wave of information attacks against both the country as a whole and its leadership personally.

Banquet hall owners in Ingushetia and Dagestan are facing new fines for holding gunfire at weddings and other events.

Ingushneft Executive Director Umar Balayev has been charged with new criminal offenses. Charges of embezzlement (Part 3, Article 160 of the Russian Criminal Code) and abuse of power causing damage to the state (Part 1, Article 201 of the Russian Criminal Code) have been added to the fraud case.

The State Security Service of Georgia confirmed reports that former Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili is currently abroad. This was reported by the online news agency Interpressnews, citing the agency.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu commented on the Armenian authorities' intention to replace Russia in the management of the republic's railway infrastructure.

The European Union is preparing tough demands for Russia as part of a possible peace agreement in Ukraine. The document, "Europe's Core Interests in Ensuring a Comprehensive, Just, and Lasting Peace and Security on the Continent," distributed by European Union Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas, contains a number of conditions, Radio Liberty reports.

Georgi Bachiashvili, the former financier of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia's ruling party, and the former head of the Georgian Co-Investment Fund, has fully admitted his guilt in all criminal cases and paid compensation for the damages caused. This was announced by the Georgian Prosecutor's Office.

The trial of Imam Muhammad Tamaskhanov, who is accused of failing to report a terrorist crime (Article 205.6 of the Russian Criminal Code), which began on February 18 in the Magas District Court of Ingushetia, has faced discontent from his supporters. At a hearing attended by over 100 people, Judge Rashid Tsitskiev postponed the case until March 11, citing technical difficulties.

According to Chechen Prime Minister Magomed Daudov, the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation has allocated 43.3 billion rubles to support military operations in Ukraine. This amount was announced during a meeting with the republic's security forces.