Russian President Vladimir Putin described the fight of Russian people, including those in Donbas and Novorossiya, for freedom and justice as 'righteous' during a speech in the State Duma. Separately, pilots from Russia and Ukraine reportedly landed a Flydubai aircraft after finding themselves on board, according to Israel Hayom. The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) announced that part of the relics of Saint Demetrius of Moscow was lost on the front lines.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia categorically denies holding political prisoners, thus the topic of their release in exchange for sanctions relief was not discussed. In other news, the 14-year-old daughter of the former mayor of Ufa, Sergey Grekov, allegedly transferred 22 million rubles and luxury watches to scammers. Irina Yarovaya and Ivan Melnikov were elected as first deputy speakers of the State Duma. Uzbekistan proposed establishing a center for recruiting labor migrants in the republic, while the US withdrew from the European anti-corruption organization GRECO. The Ministry of Digital Development announced that a ban on the sale of prepaid SIM cards will be included in new anti-fraud measures.