Georgia's third president, Mikheil Saakashvili, commented on the news of the release from custody of Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former financier of the founder of the ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, and the former head of the Georgian Co-Investment Fund. He described the case as "a classic example of how a mafia state operates."

The gap between the highest and lowest average salaries in Russian regions has reached a record 200,000 rubles.

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced the suppression of the activities of a Russian citizen who was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Stavropol on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence agencies. According to the FSB, the target of the attack was the building of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" state foundation branch and the adjacent Memorial Square for those killed in the line of military duty.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don convicted Ingushetia resident Timerlan Kartoyev. He was found guilty of aiding and abetting the financing of terrorism and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Armenian authorities have been criticized by hierarchs of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), who demand an end to the "campaign against the Church" and a call for restraint against eight clergy who have violated discipline. This statement was made following a meeting of bishops in Austria, where 25 bishops expressed their allegiance to Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, condemning the practice of ignoring his name during services.

Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev called the Baku Military Court's verdict against Ruben Vardanyan "restoration of justice and the end of a nearly 30-year conflict."

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.