The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case into the beating of a native of North Ossetia, Tamerlan Marzoev, in Moscow. In October 2023, he was insulted on ethnic grounds and beaten on the street by security forces.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, together with the Georgian shadow leader Bidzina Ivanishvili, organized another crime. Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov was detained at Tbilisi airport. This was reported by Azerbaijani opposition journalist Afgan Mukhtarly.

From July 15 to 17, the Caucasus Investment Forum was held in Grozny. State officials in Chechnya reported on dozens of signed contracts for investment in the republic. More about this in our video.

The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation plans to complete the construction and reconstruction of airports in almost all regions of the North Caucasus by 2028. The Russian government included in the plan projects for the reconstruction of airports in Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia and North Ossetia.

The commander of the volunteer formation "Akhmat", deputy chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the RF Armed Forces, Apti Alaudinov, called the Lexus driver, who was parked on the Mariupol beach next to the vacationers, a "sub-Chechen" and a "sub-man".

Russian Vladislav Arinichev received 15 days of arrest for picketing against the actions of the Croatian migration authorities. He opposed the placement of refugee from Chechnya Akhmed Takanaev in a migration prison.

In London, within the framework of the summit of the European Political Community, Nikol Pashinyan refused to meet with Ilham Aliyev. The British side suggested holding a conversation.

Sberbank opened the first Islamic banking office in the North Caucasus in the capital of Chechnya, Grozny. It will offer more than 15 Shariah-compliant affiliate financing products.

US Deputy Secretary of State Uzra Zeya confirmed reports that a representative of the American army will work in the Armenian Ministry of Defense.

121 Georgian non-governmental and media organizations are filing a lawsuit to challenge the law on “foreign agents”. Earlier, such a decision was made by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili.