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In Azerbaijan, the prosecutor has requested a three-year prison sentence for Elmir Sadygov, the uncle of opposition blogger Tural Sadygly, in a drug trafficking case. The defense considers Elmir Sadygov's prosecution unfounded.

Following heavy rainfall in eastern Georgia, two rivers overflowed their banks, flooding the yards and homes of residents of the villages of Verkhvismindori and Kabali.

Marat Dzhankhuvatov, the owner of the gas station in Novy Khushet where 13 people died in an explosion, hired unaccredited specialists to repair the gas pipeline. The investigation concluded that the repairs violated safety regulations.

General Vladimir Shamanov, a veteran of the Chechen wars, expressed outrage that the renaming of Cossack villages in Chechnya constitutes an erasure of historical memory after the republic's Russian-speaking population was expelled. Deputy Anzhelika Glazkova pointed out that the renaming in heavily subsidized Chechnya will be carried out at the expense of Russian taxpayers.

Over the course of the past night, air defense forces intercepted 55 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying over Russian regions.

Grigory Kutsebko and Alexander Derbenev were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,367 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Fragments of an unmanned aerial vehicle were discovered on a street in a village in the Temryuk district of Krasnodar Krai.

Temporary restrictions on departures and landings of aircraft at Volgograd Airport have been lifted.

Air defense forces repelled drone attacks tonight in Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog, Azovsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky, Myasnikovsky and Millerovsky districts.

A fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in the Seversky District of Kuban as a result of fragments from an unmanned aerial vehicle falling.

International organizations and Armenian diaspora activists abroad must seek the return of refugees to Nagorno-Karabakh under the supervision of UN peacekeeping forces and with guarantees, representatives of Karabakh NGOs stated.

Shakhban Idrisov, Gairbeg Abakarov, and two other soldiers from the Gergebil district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have released figures for at least 1,581 Dagestani soldiers killed.

Journalist and Circassian activist Larisa Tuptsokova, who lives in Georgia, learned that a criminal case has been opened against her in Russia for extremism.

Two planes en route to Sochi were diverted to alternate airfields during restrictions at the resort city's airport. Residents of the Belorechensky district of Kuban reported explosions.

Marat Suleimanov from Kaspiysk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,576 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

A Moscow court plans to announce the verdict today for Chechen schoolboy Roman Murdiev, accused of hooliganism. The prosecutor has requested a two-year prison sentence.

Sochi hoteliers have reported a decline in summer tourism, and the so-called "velvet season" in September has disappointed tourists. Vacationers are disappointed with the quality of service and high prices, and are also frightened by drone attacks.

Rosaviatsiya temporarily closed Sochi Airport to aircraft due to a security threat, and a drone strike alert has been issued throughout the Krasnodar Krai.

The families of 66 Nagorno-Karabakh residents killed in September 2023 are demanding that the Armenian government ensure the exhumation and reburial of their remains. The authorities have not responded to their petition for over a month.

Gelendzhik-based electoral analyst Ivan Shukshin*'s publications on the scale of fraud constitute criticism of the electoral system, and the libel case against him violates the Constitution's provisions on freedom of expression. To be prosecuted under libel, it must be proven that Shukshin* knowingly disseminated false information.