Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov supported Iran in its defense against an Israeli attack. In his Telegram channel, he described the reaction of the Iranian military as "tactically correct" and accused Israel of provocation aimed at creating a new hot spot in the Middle East.

Nationalists from the "Russian Community" tried to "detain" Chechen teenagers in Moscow on the evening of June 18. Many people in civilian clothes surrounded the children in the area of ​​Lyublinsky Park, not allowing them to leave. The unknown persons ignored questions about the reasons for the "detention", as the teenagers said. More details in our video report.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Georgian citizen Irakli Khufeniya guilty of publicly justifying terrorism. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

Over the first five months of 2025, the commissioning of new housing in the North Caucasus Federal District decreased by 28.5% to 3.1 million square meters. The most pronounced negative dynamics are in Dagestan, where the figure fell almost threefold (to 624.9 thousand square meters).

A court in Stavropol sentenced seven more participants in the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport to imprisonment for terms ranging from 5 years to 6 years and 8 months. Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Umar Dzhanboruev, Alimpasha Daitbekov, Gadzhi Akhmedulaev, Magomedamin Tagirov, Alila Ismailov and Ramazan Isaev were found guilty of participating in mass riots and failure to comply with transport security requirements.

The Baku Media Development Agency (MEDIA) accused Russian TV presenter and propagandist Vladimir Solovyov of disrespecting Azerbaijan and demanded an apology from him. The reason was his statement on air on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, in which he repeatedly used the word "Artsakh" and accused the Armenian authorities of "giving Artsakh" to Azerbaijan.

A Yerevan court has arrested Russian businessman, billionaire, and head of the Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan for two months. He is accused of publicly calling for the seizure of power in Armenia.

A Crimean Tatar Akim Gafarov, who was sentenced to 8 years, was recognized as a political prisoner. This was reported by the independent human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial". The man was accused of participating in the Noman Chelebidzhikhan battalion, recognized as illegal in the Russian Federation and acting in the interests of Ukraine.

Patriarch Kirill criticized the Islamophobic attack of an Orthodox priest. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church assessed the insulting statements of Schema-Abbot Gabriel against Russian Muslims as an attempt to provoke an "Orthodox-Islamic conflict." He also called for "driving away" all those who, under the pretext of protecting Russian culture and the church, agitate for a fight against Russian Muslims. For more details, watch our video.

The Southern District Military Court interrogated a prosecution witness, security officer Renat Valiulin, in the criminal case against Crimean Tatars Seidamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov, Abdulmedzhit Seytumerov, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulayev. According to lawyer Emil Kurbedinov, the security officer was unable to say anything clearly.