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The disappearance of Zelimkhan Bakaev was unexpected and contradicted the family plans, reported the singer's mother.

Residents of Dagestan swore allegiance to the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in the Russian Federation and took part in its activities in the Khasavyurt District.

In the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, at least seven armed incidents preceded the current special operation carried out by law enforcers. The reports about five of them mentioned the names of the people killed in the Psedakh village.

In Ingushetia, according to the preliminary information, three persons were killed, including Bekkhan Soltukiev, Mikail Cherbizhev, and Khasan Khatsiev. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies. According to the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC), the killed men were involved in attacks on law enforcers.

Law enforcers killed four persons cordoned off in a house in an area of a counterterrorist operation (CTO). This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies in Ingushetia.

The Khabarovsk law enforcement agencies promised to pay 500,000 roubles for the information about the whereabouts of Anar Allakhveranov, an Azerbaijani native, suspected of murdering power lifter Andrei Drachov.

Salim Akhobekov, detained for dancing lezginka in Gelendzhik for five days, has been transferred to the hospital in Pyatigorsk. Physicians suspect that the man was poisoned by gas sprayed during his detention. Angela Maxidova, an injured eyewitness of the lezginka dancers' detention, still stays in the hospital.

Organizers of a charity action held in the city of Pitsunda managed to raise 315,240 roubles for treatment of a three-year-old boy, suffering from epilepsy, in Krasnodar.

The court in Sochi has sentenced Lyubov Garaeva, a local resident, to three years of freedom deprivation under the article of a fraud. She was arrested in the courtroom.

Townspeople have called on the authorities to help the fire victims by the funds allotted to celebrate the City Day. The respective motion has gathered 12,252 signatures in less than 24 hours.

The court in Krasnodar has refused to grant a complaint against the extension of the arrest of Anzor Magomadov, a resident of Sochi, suspected of preparing a terror act and an attempt to join militants in Syria. Magomadov's guilt has not been proved; and he has been unreasonably kept in custody for over a year, his advocate has stated.

The Internet newspaper "Fontanka" has posted the names and passport data of natives of Southern Russia, who took part in warfare in Syria as members of the "Wagner" Private Military Company and perished there. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refuted this data.

The repentance action of Grozny residents, who wrote a letter about torture to the Prosecutor General, did not take place, because of the intervention of the administration of Russian President, after Kadyrov's conversation with the head of the Chechen FSB Department. This was reported by the “Novaya Gazeta”.

Georgia has asked neighbouring countries to help in extinguishing the fire in the Borjomi Gorge, where the fire has already covered 12 hectares.

In Georgia, elections to the local self-administration bodies will be held on October 21. This was reported by Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili.

Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov has appointed Murad Dalgatov the Commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs' rights. This was reported by the press service of the administration for the leader and the government of Dagestan.

A road accident in Makhachkala, in which a woman had been killed, was not included in the operative bulletins prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), reported the media. According to them, a car was driven by an official. Videos from the place of the road fatal accident were posted on the Internet.

Armenian activist Karo Yegnukyan, accused of aiding and abetting the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), has voiced his fear of violence from escorting wards and drive to the trial.

On August 21, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) dismissed the request of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison), about visits of his relatives and their representatives. The defence reports that the SIZO administration "tries to keep in secret" the journalist's health problems.

The explosives, found in an outbuilding near the house of Tatiana Karpenko and Natalia Grishina, are industrially made. This was reported by an expert from the forensic centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Investigators did not explain how the explosives could appear in the young women's house, the defence reported.