Every word of Vladimir Putin is perceived by the head of Kabardino-Balkaria Kazbek Kokov as a father's word. His recently born grandson was named Vladimir. The politician shared this at a press conference at the Regional Information Center "TASS Caucasus".

The EU is increasingly concerned about Georgia's distancing. This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

Armenia's foreign policy is worrying, and cooperation with the West in the security sphere "does not lead to anything good." This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Evdokimov.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found 26-year-old serviceman Gleb Babetsky guilty of evading military service. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Georgian citizen Viktor Kipritidi, who fought for Ukraine as part of the "Georgian Legion", was killed.

According to official statistics, 40,000 Chechen soldiers and 19,000 volunteers from other regions, who were trained in Chechnya, were sent to the war with Ukraine. However, these figures are far from reality, as people are counted not by their heads, but by their contracts, Novaya Gazeta Evropa reports.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found Junior Sergeant Asker Kochkarov guilty of evading military service. Ego was sentenced to five years in a penal colony.

The son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, 17-year-old Ela, was awarded the medal "For services to the Chechen Republic". The award is given for personal merits related to the development of physical culture and sports, activities that have received wide fame and public recognition.

The ruling Georgian Dream party has officially proposed declaring Orthodoxy the state religion. The initiative belongs to the founder of the party, billionaire, former Russian citizen Bidzina Ivanishvili.

The founder of the newspaper "Qirim", published in the Crimean Tatar language, Seyran Ibragimov, was fined 250 thousand rubles. He was found guilty of abusing freedom of information.