Against the backdrop of worsening Russian-Azerbaijani relations, a number of Z-bloggers have called for pro-Kremlin political scientist Sergei Markov, who praised Ilham Aliyev in front of Azerbaijani journalists in Shushi, to be declared a foreign agent. Markov responded by recalling that he has been "a supporter of Putin for all 26 years."

A Russian court has sentenced Georgian citizen Zurab Karchava in absentia to 6.5 years in prison, recognizing him as a participant in military operations on the side of Ukraine.

Russian citizen Artem Gribul, accused in Georgia of illegal drug trafficking, has declared a hunger strike. At the hearing of the case of Gribul and Anastasia Zinovkina, the judge did not allow him to make a statement.

Participants in the daily protest in Tbilisi have made unwavering demands for new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners. Doctor Giorgi Akhobadze has spoken of the unbearable conditions in Gldani prison.

Russian Semyon Subbotin, who was put on the wanted list for unauthorized abandonment of his military unit, is in a safe place. Russian security forces have virtually no chance of officially extraditing Subbotin, human rights activists reported.

The Volgograd Regional Court refused to overturn the sentence of Ruslan Nurushev, who was sentenced to six years in prison. The defense intends to file a cassation appeal.

Punishment for inciting ethnic hatred must be toughened, said the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, after a conflict with blogger Max Divnich. The fighter, who claimed to belong to Akhmat after a fight in Lugansk, was sent, according to him, to “front lines.”

Azerbaijan's threat to file lawsuits against Russia in connection with the crash of the AZAL plane creates a negative background for bilateral relations, but does not exclude the possibility of reaching a political compromise in the near future, analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Magomed Ilyasov died in the combat zone, the acting head of Makhachkala said. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,471 fighters from Dagestan among the casualties.

The case of Chechen native Said-Mukhammad Dzhumaev, who received penalties in the penal colony that excluded his parole, fits into the trend of the penitentiary system's attitude towards prisoners who are opponents of the government.

Russia will await the official results of the investigation into the crash of the AZAL plane, Dmitry Peskov said. According to him, Moscow hopes for an improvement in Russian-Azerbaijani relations.

Convicted Abzas Media director Ulvi Hasanli has declared an indefinite hunger strike in protest, saying that the Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service is not enforcing court decisions.

15 children poisoned by drinking water in the Magaramkent region of Dagestan have left the hospital.

The number of trains running behind schedule due to the drone attack on the Kamenolomny station in the Rostov region has exceeded 50. Two suburban train services have also been cancelled.