The joint Armenian-American exercises EAGLE PARTNER 2025 have begun in Armenia. They will last from August 12 to 20. The goal of the event is to prepare for participation in international peacekeeping operations.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, a deaf man, Shakarbai Pashshaliev, was fined 30 thousand rubles for "discrediting" the Russian army. The reason was a video in his WhatsApp status containing the word "war".

In Ingushetia, it is planned to create a sabotage and reconnaissance battalion called "Erzi", which will be part of the Cossack brigade "Terek" and will participate in military operations on the territory of Ukraine. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the government of Ingushetia.

Arsen Kanokov, the former head of Kabardino-Balkaria and current senator of the Federation Council from this region, promised to “make [such users] apologize” in response to critical comments under a video about his activities. After Western companies left Russia, Kanokov became the beneficiary of the Russian assets of McDonald’s, Starbucks and OBI.

Kirill Kabanov, chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Committee (NAC) and member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, has proposed targeted strikes on Ukrainian oil facilities related to Azerbaijani companies.

The Council of Ulema of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation (SAM) has approved the use of botulinum toxin (better known as Botox) for cosmetic purposes for Muslims. This was reported by the press service of the organization.

The Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the Tbilisi City Court, which sentenced the former CEO of the Co-Investment Fund Giorgi Bachiashvili to 11 years in prison. The charges are related to the illegal appropriation of cryptocurrency belonging to oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili.

After signing a peace agreement in Washington, US President Donald Trump called Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev "my friends."