At least two powerful explosions were recorded in Grozny following a drone attack. One struck the Khankala district, and the second struck the area adjacent to the city's central railway station.

The Armenian ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. Yerevan is accused of providing a platform to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry rejected statements made by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot in the country's parliament. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayhan Hajizade expressed unacceptability of the French minister's use of the term "Nagorno-Karabakh" to refer to the Karabakh region, which, as emphasized, is an integral part of Azerbaijan's sovereign territory.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at a briefing in Yerevan following a government meeting that he will not participate in the May 9 parade in Moscow due to the election campaign.

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili spoke about her telephone conversations with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha. She praised the initiative, which she said came from the Ukrainian side. During the conversation, an agreement was reached on an upcoming meeting.

Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan assessed Yerevan's relations with Moscow.

Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas arrived in Azerbaijan. In Baku, she held a series of meetings with the country's leadership, outlining key areas of dialogue, from energy to a regional peace settlement.

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Artur Sargsyan, Armenia's acting chargé d'affaires, to deliver an official statement protesting the "unfriendly steps" of the Armenian side. The basis for this action was statements by Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan, who asserted that his country "should not become a province and be governed like Belarus."

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze expressed Tbilisi's readiness to take all necessary measures to restore ties with Ukraine as much as possible. Following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Yerevan, the Georgian politician emphasized that, despite existing difficulties, relations between the countries have a long history of friendship.

During talks in Yerevan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed gratitude to European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for their assistance in countering hybrid threats.