A court in Simferopol extended the pretrial detention of mother-of-five Esma Nimetulayeva, 21-year-old businesswoman Fevziye Osmanova, 20-year-old student Elviza Aliyeva, and 19-year-old student Nasiba Saidova until September 14. They are accused of involvement with the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is designated a terrorist organization in Russia.

The Investigative Department of Ingushetia has opened an investigation into the disappearance of a child. This afternoon, two young children, both born in 2018, were swimming in an unsafe area in the Sunzha River in the village of Yandare in the Nazran District.

The head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, suggested that the Armenian authorities could face difficulties if their foreign policy relies solely on Western support. He believes such a one-sided approach could lead to domestic complications and slow the country's economic development.

Moscow mathematician Mikhail Verbitsky, detained in the Armenian capital on the night of June 13, has been released from custody. Local media reported this, citing his lawyer, Vache Simonyan.