A new group of Rosatom employees working at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has been evacuated from Iran to Russia via Armenia. According to the Russian Embassy in Yerevan, 164 people, who had previously crossed the border through the Nurduz/Agarak checkpoint, departed on a special flight to Moscow on March 27.

Heavy rains have fallen across the Chechen Republic, with water levels exceeding normal levels reported in several districts. In some villages, the severe weather has already caused localized damage to infrastructure.

Second-year students at North Ossetian State University in North Ossetia have initiated a petition drive. The petition is addressed to the Minister of Education and Science and demands an end to the overly intrusive promotion of military service and contracts with law enforcement agencies.

Due to heavy rainfall that has blanketed Dagestan since Friday evening, 60,000 residents in 14 districts were left without power. Numerous homes were reportedly flooded, and a railway bridge collapsed in Khasavyurt.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan issued a statement declaring that Armenians held captive by Azerbaijan are a result of conflict, not peace. In his video address, he emphasized that peace increases the chances of releasing the captives, while conflict makes this virtually impossible.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a closed meeting with leading businessmen, proposed that they voluntarily contribute funds to the budget to finance the war with Ukraine, according to the Financial Times and The Bell.

The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Risch, expressed "grave concern" about the consolidation of power by the Georgian government in the context of a one-party parliament. In an interview with Independence Avenue Media, he made it clear that there is no hope of a warming of relations between Washington and Tbilisi unless Georgia's ruling party changes course.

The third Russian humanitarian convoy, consisting of seven trucks and delivering 140 tons of food, arrived at the Yug-Astara checkpoint on the Azerbaijan-Iran border. After customs clearance, the cargo will be sent to Iran via the North-South International Transport Corridor.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on Tbilisi to renew its pro-European policy, including the principles of democracy and the rule of law. He stated that Georgia's current course raises serious concerns.

The head of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Chechnya, Akhmed Adayev, reported to the head of the region, Ramzan Kadyrov, on the agency's work. He reported that more than 570 prisoners in penal colonies have signed contracts with the Ministry of Defense. Adayev noted that Chechnya leads among Russian regions in this indicator.