According to statistics for the first half of 2025, the region of the Russian Federation with the safest roads is Chechnya. It has the lowest accident rate: 13.9 accidents with casualties per 100 thousand vehicles, which is eight times lower than the Russian average.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation, which, according to the Kremlin, was initiated by the Armenian side.

Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov has declared a serious threat to Russia's interests in the South Caucasus, directly linking the situation to the possibility of a new "special operation." He fears the strengthening of NATO's influence in the region, especially in the Caspian.

Azerbaijan has allocated $2 million for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The corresponding order was signed by the country's President Ilham Aliyev. The funds will be used to send electrical equipment to Ukraine.

On August 10, a high alert regime was introduced in Dagestan due to heavy rainfall in nine districts and the city of Izberbash. More than half of the monthly precipitation fell in a few hours.

Portraits and graffiti depicting the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev have appeared in the Russian capital. The inscriptions on them read: "Stop paying for Aliyev's Russophobia" and "Our partner Aliyev supports Kyiv."

The authorities of Karachay-Cherkessia allocated 50.6 million rubles for the repair of the memorial complex to the victims of repression of the Karachay people in the city of Karachayevsk. According to the state procurement website, funding will come from the regional budget, and the completion of the work is scheduled for December 1, 2025.

A resident of Sevastopol, 40-year-old Alexey Rodin, reported an illegal detention and the use of violence by security forces. According to him, law enforcement officers broke into his house, accusing him of publishing a comment on Telegram approving the attack on police officers in Dagestan on June 23, 2024.