On May 7, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov announced that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev would not attend the May 9 parade on Red Square. The cancellation of the visit is further evidence of rising tensions between the countries.

On May 5, Islam Seynaroyev, the former head of the Ingush branch of the Russian Pension Fund, was detained in Turkey at the request of Russian authorities. He is suspected of organizing a criminal group and embezzling pensions on an especially large scale. Investigators believe that one of his accomplices is Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov, the brother of the head of the republic, who is currently in custody.

The Tbilisi City Court sentenced 21-year-old medical student and civil activist Giorgi Mindadze to 5 years in prison. He was found guilty of "assaulting a police officer" (Article 353 of the Criminal Code). The article provides for 4 to 7 years in prison.

On May 6, North Ossetian leader Sergei Menyailo appointed Yuriy Abayev, a former Russian army officer and veteran of the war in Ukraine, as the republic's Minister of Labor and Social Protection. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense considers him a war criminal due to his soldiers' involvement in the execution of Ukrainian soldiers.

On the afternoon of May 5, a traffic police patrol was attacked in Makhachkala. Two police officers and one of the attackers were killed. Five people, including bystanders, were wounded. Investigators later reported that the militants' actions were coordinated from abroad.

On May 3, Karachay-Cherkessia celebrated the Day of Revival of the Karachay People – the 68th anniversary of the return of the Karachays to their homeland, exiled during the mass deportation of November 1943. This year, the holiday was combined with celebrations marking Victory Day.

The draft version of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly report for 2025 (the final version is not yet available) examines the issue of Georgia in several aspects. In particular, the document states that the parliamentary elections held in the country in October 2024 were marred by a number of violations, according to the final report of the observers of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

On May 6, in the town of Kamenskovo in the Vladimir region, a mass brawl broke out between Ingush nationals staying at the 777 Hotel and local residents. Video of the brawl went viral on social media, causing widespread controversy.

Crimean Tatar Seyran Saliev was held in the punishment cell of IK-4 in the Tula region for more than four months. His wife was informed that he was recognized as a “malicious violator of the established order.” However, the administration of the colony did not explain what violations were in question.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on social networks the need for early elections of the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC). Earlier, he called on all its followers to unite around the demand to replace Catholicos Karekin II. According to Pashinyan, he has evidence of the clergyman violating his vow of celibacy and having a child.