After a two-month stage in IK-1 in Yakutia, the Crimean Tatar Ruslan Mesutov was placed in a punishment cell.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova commented on Armenia's negative reaction to the release of the "Vesti Nedeli" program.

A court in Stavropol has sentenced five more defendants in the criminal case on the anti-Semitic pogrom at the Makhachkala airport. They were sentenced to 7 to 8 years in a general regime penal colony.

The tourist flow to Chechnya has exceeded 400 thousand people per year for the first time and has grown fourfold over the past five years. This is primarily due to the development of the Veduchi resort. In addition, many major events were held in the republic last year: the Caucasus Investment Forum, a gastronomic festival, etc. By 2030, Chechnya expects a tourist flow of at least 1.5 million people.

The Tbilisi Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov. He tried to appeal the decision to extradite him to Azerbaijan. The defense said that they are continuing legal actions to prevent the extradition of their client.

The Head of Karachay-Cherkessia Rashid Temrezov performed Umrah (minor hajj) in Saudi Arabia. He visited sacred places for Muslims together with the Mufti of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic Muhammad Erkenov, the Chairman of the regional government Murat Argunov and his brother Teimuraz Temrezov (Deputy Chairman of the Stavropol regional court).

On May 9, military parades in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War will be held, among other places, in three cities of the North Caucasus Federal District. These are Vladikavkaz, Kaspiysk, and Stavropol.

According to the results of 2024, the increase in the number of serious and especially serious crimes in Chechnya and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic was 21% - from 648 to 825 cases and from 1245 to 1583 cases, respectively.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented a report on the country's foreign policy. He described Armenia's relations with other states and unions.

The online publication "Baza" published a full transcript of the conversations between the crashed Azerbaijani Embraer airliner and dispatchers. From the black box data it follows that dispatchers recommended that the pilots land first in Grozny, then in Makhachkala, after which they offered data on other Russian airports. However, the crew of "Azerbaijan Airlines" independently decided to fly to Aktau.