The issue of visa abolition between Armenia and the European Union could be resolved within the next few years if the country continues to implement reforms at the current pace. European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner made the corresponding statement in an interview with Armenpress.

Ten Muslim prisoners have declared a hunger strike in Yekaterinburg's Pretrial Detention Center No. 5. The protest stems from the fact that political prisoner Ilkin Melikov was sent to solitary confinement on March 12.

Emzar Bagishvili, a Georgian citizen with a residence permit in Abkhazia, has been detained by Abkhazian State Security Service (SGB) authorities on suspicion of espionage. He was detained on March 10, and a criminal case was opened against him on March 12.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Atmir Tokhov to five years in prison for leaving his military unit without leave.

The Nevinnomyssk Azot Chemical Plant in Stavropol Krai has been the target of another Ukrainian drone attack. This is at least the fifth incident involving this plant since the start of the "SVO."

The Constitutional Court of Armenia has upheld the nationalization of Electric Networks of Armenia, a company owned by Russian businessman and billionaire Samvel Karapetyan. The constitutionality of the July 3 bill amending the laws "On Energy" and "On the Public Services Regulatory Authority" has been upheld.

Three drones were successfully shot down over Stavropol Krai, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The attack was presumably aimed at the industrial zone of Nevinnomyssk.

The Moscow City Court has approved the confiscation of real estate, land, and vehicles worth a total of 41.9 billion rubles from Vladimir Kayshev, the former head of the Karachay-Cherkessia government, his family, and associated individuals. This decision was in response to accusations of illegally conducting business while serving in government service and attempting to raid the Kavminvody plant.

The panel of judges of the 2nd Western District Military Court in the Moscow City Court handed down verdicts in the Crocus terrorist attack case. The four perpetrators of the attack—Shamsiddin Fariduni, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Makhammadsobir Fayzov, and Saidakram Rachabolizod—were given life sentences. Similar sentences were given to Ingush natives Dzhabrail Aushev, Khusein Medov, and nine other defendants.

Since 2024, Russian courts have handed down at least 180 in absentia sentences to foreign volunteers who fought for Ukraine. Georgian citizens lead the way (58), followed by representatives of the United States (22) and the United Kingdom (12).