Chechnya and Ingushetia sell the least amount of alcohol per capita. The figures are less than 0.1 liters and 0.6 liters of alcohol stronger than 25 degrees per person, respectively. These are the findings of a study by the audit and consulting network FinExpertiza.

Cases of denial of re-entry into Georgia to Russian political activists and human rights defenders who have been living in this country since the beginning of the SVO are causing increasing concern. This was stated by the director of the Free Russia Foundation in the South Caucasus, Egor Kuroptev.

In Dagestan, the search for 22-year-old Anna Tsomartova, an Ossetian woman, continues for the 15th day. Emergency Ministry employees, police officers, volunteers and relatives are looking for the girl. The search area along the coastline of the Caspian Sea stretches for 156 kilometers.

Georgia's largest opposition party, the United National Movement, continues to collect signatures demanding the release of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Among all Russians, residents of the North Caucasus Federal District can buy the least amount of AI-92 gasoline with their average salary. The last places were taken by Chechnya - 83rd (660 l per month), Dagestan - 84th (647 l) and Ingushetia - 85th (647 l).

February 25 has been declared the Day of Soviet Occupation in Georgia. The national flag is flown at half-mast over the government administration building.

Imam Hasanov from Derbent was found guilty of demonstrating extremist symbols and fined one thousand rubles. He attached to the advertising stand a leaflet with an Israeli flag and an inscription accusing this country of terrorism for the massive bombing of the Gaza Strip and the killing of Palestinian civilians.

For the first time in two years, the Georgian government spoke unequivocally about the sides of the “special operation.” Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that Georgia stands firmly on the side of “the friendly Ukrainian people, which is expressed in powerful political and humanitarian support.” He also noted that “Russian military aggression has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Ukrainians.”

Armenia complies with international sanctions against the Russian Federation so as not to harm relations with the countries that introduced them. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this in an interview with France24.

Today, February 23, a protest rally was held in Yerevan at the initiative of the political bloc “National Democratic Pole”. It took place in front of the main headquarters of the Russian border troops in Armenia.