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The prosecution requested 14 years of imprisonment for the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Training Center Anar Mamedli and 13 years for freelance journalist Anar Abdullayev in a case of illegal entrepreneurship, money laundering, and tax evasion. The defense insists that the criminal prosecution is unfounded and the charges are not supported by evidence.

The leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" party, Gagik Tsarukyan, was taken for questioning to the Investigative Committee, and his supporters came to support him. They greeted Tsarukyan with applause and, calling the arrest political persecution, demanded his release.

Sergey Bembeev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 752 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

At Gazpromneft gas stations in the Volgograd region, limits on the sale of AI-92 have been lifted. The limit for AI-95 gasoline is 30 liters in the city and 50 liters on the highway. At Lukoil stations, 40 liters are still sold in the city and on the highway.

The Rosselkhoznadzor found violations at dairy plants in Armenia and from July 27 instructed to "ensure control over the prevention of dairy product imports."

The landslide destroyed the road "Botlikh - Karata" and damaged the power line. Access to the settlements is organized via detour routes, and some residents of the Akhvakh district remain without electricity.

Eight apartment buildings and 13 private houses were damaged during the drone attack on July 22 in Krasnodar. Restoration work has begun.

The authorities of Azerbaijan reacted sharply to the decision of the Israeli government to recognize the genocide of Armenians, after which the vote on the bill in the Knesset was postponed. Analysts called Baku's reaction predictable, but expressed different opinions regarding whether Jerusalem anticipated such a reaction.

The arrest of Anapa resident Maxim Ovchinnikov, accused of treason, has been extended until October 8. After a meeting with his son in the Krasnodar pre-trial detention center, Margarita Ovchinnikova managed to arrange a meeting with the deputy head of the facility.

In Abkhazia, the supply of electricity has been restored after a large-scale blackout, according to authorities. In Georgia, power supply has been partially restored in several regions, and the causes of the accident are being investigated.

The court found the former head of the administration of Zernograd, Irina Polishchuk, guilty of exceeding her official powers and sentenced her to four years in a penal colony.

A man spent two days transmitting data about the level of mobile phone signals in Anapa to Ukrainian special services, claims the prosecutor's office.

Alim Kazanov from the Baksan district was killed at the border in the Bryansk region. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged that at least 445 military personnel from Kabardino-Balkaria have been killed in combat.

A massive blackout occurred in Georgia, leaving all regions of the country without electricity. Due to the failure, the operation of pumping stations has been suspended, and residents of Tbilisi, Rustavi, and Mtskheta have been warned about possible water supply issues.

The Nalchik garrison military court sentenced Marat Shikov to actual imprisonment for being absent from service for more than four months.

On the 603rd day of continuous protests and the first day of repairs on Rustaveli Avenue, participants of the action near the parliament took to the roadway with flags, which the police had not allowed protesters to access since November 2025.

Activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Kenan Ismail has been arrested for 30 days on an administrative case of disobedience to the police. His associates believe the accusation is fabricated and politically motivated.

The hotel administration and the police were supposed to resolve the conflict with Russian-speaking tourists in Kakheti and the wedding participants; violence against women is unacceptable. The court's decision to release the man who hit the girl, Giorgi Chigladze, is highly controversial and justifies violence, social media users believe. The girls themselves provoked the incident, their opponents pointed out. The rage towards the tourist in a domestic conflict has a social and political subtext, the journalist noted.

The court temporarily suspended the head of the administration of Buynaksk, suspected of fraud using his official position and service forgery.

Residents of the flood-affected village of Adilyotar in the Khasavyurt district received compensation for property loss, but the amount only covered part of the damage: crops were affected, livestock perished, and house repairs are needed. At the same time, housing certificates for those who lost their homes have still not been issued. The village head indicated that the authorities are doing everything necessary, but payments take time, and the livestock that arrived in the village is being distributed to those in greater need.