A project to restore through rail and road connections between Russia, Georgia, and Armenia via Abkhazia has been unveiled in Moscow. The initiative bears the working title "Putin’s Path."

The European Union has imposed sanctions on Ali Chomaev, the head of the "Adel" children's camp in Karachay-Cherkessia and the "Solnechny Bereg" camp in Dagestan. The restrictions also apply to 16 other individuals and 16 legal entities.

Ukrainian UAVs attacked occupied Crimea overnight into October 1. Krymenergo reported that energy infrastructure was targeted, leaving some settlements without electricity.

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has awarded the Lech Wałęsa Solidarity Prize to Mzia Amaglobeli—founder of the independent Georgian outlets *Batumelebi* and *Netgazeti*—in recognition of her contribution to promoting and supporting democratic values.

An explosion occurred in Kaspiysk on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 30. Photos published by the Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+ show smoke rising into the sky near the local port.

Rosatom has proposed building a second power unit at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) featuring a VVER-1000 reactor. This was announced by Alexey Likhachev, the head of the state corporation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Abkhazian leader Badra Gunba on Victory and Independence Day.

Memet Belyalov, a Crimean Tatar political prisoner and activist with the "Crimean Solidarity" human rights movement, has once again been transferred to a strict-regime barracks at Penal Colony No. 9 in Petrozavodsk. Prior to this, he had spent three months in a cell-type unit (PKT). This was reported by *Suspilne Krym*, citing Belyalov's relatives.

Lana Estemirova—daughter of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, who was murdered in 2009—presented the Russian edition of her book, *Please, Live!*, in Prague. In an interview with DW, she discussed the situation in Chechnya, the plight of its residents, and the possibility of a change in power.

A video from School No. 6 in Sumgait showing several schoolgirls leaving the building was widely circulated on social media on 29 September. The footage shows girls wearing headscarves in accordance with Muslim religious practice, some of them crying. Azerbaijani media reported that the girls were prevented from attending classes because they were wearing headscarves.