Candidate for mayor of Tbilisi and General Secretary of the Georgian Dream Kakha Kaladze commented on the incident at his election headquarters on Melikishvili Avenue, calling it a planned provocation. According to him, a group of about thirty opposition-minded activists arrived at the headquarters building with the aim of "artificially escalating tensions".

According to Rosstat data for 2023-2024, Ingushetia ranks first among Russian regions in terms of poverty level - more than a quarter of the population (25.6%) have incomes below the subsistence level. It is followed by Tyva (20.4%), Karachay-Cherkessia (17.2%) and Chechnya (15.2%).

Yashar Shikhametov, serving an 11-year sentence in IK-37 in the Kemerovo region, lost 30 kg during his imprisonment. His health has deteriorated so much that he experiences severe joint pain and is practically unable to move independently.

North Ossetia plans to introduce administrative liability for distributing photos and videos related to unmanned aerial vehicles. Earlier, Ukrainian UAVs repeatedly attacked a military airfield in Mozdok.

In the labor market conditions rating in the subjects of the Russian Federation, Dagestan and Ingushetia took the last places, receiving 19.04 and 6.73 points respectively (the maximum possible score is 100 points).

Late in the evening of September 8, a serious clash between government supporters and participants in the anti-government rally took place at the election headquarters of the ruling Georgian Dream party's candidate for mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze on Melikishvili Avenue.

The Savelovsky District Court of Moscow held another hearing on the case of a native of Chechnya, teenager Muslim Murdiev, accused of hooliganism after an incident near the Aviapark shopping center and Khodynskoye Pole Park in September 2023.

The European Commission expects the Georgian authorities to take steps to implement the EU recommendations in order to avoid suspension of the visa-free travel. Brussels continues to analyze the actions of the Georgian government, as well as the response sent on August 31 to the letter from the European Commission received on July 14.

Georgian citizen Georgiy Kinoyan, who fought for Ukraine as part of the "Georgian Legion", was detained on the Armenian-Georgian border. This was reported by Georgian media.

Azerbaijani journalist Bahruz Aliyev criticized President Ilham Aliyev, contrasting him with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.