Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili criticized a statement by the EU’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Michele Cervone d’Urso, who spoke of "arbitrary detentions and escalating repression" in the country. According to Papuashvili, "statements by EU officials once again stand in stark contradiction not only to the facts but also to the values ​​and principles recognized by the EU itself—something that demands a response."

Direct air service between Grozny and Baku will resume on October 27, 2026. Utair will operate flights three times a week—on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays—using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Flights will depart from Grozny (Severny) International Airport (named after A.A. Kadyrov) at 16:40.

In occupied Crimea, the pre-trial investigation into the criminal case against four Crimean Tatar women from the Bakhchysarai district—Esma Nimetulaeva, Fevzie Osmanova, Elviza Alieva, and Nasiba Saidova—has concluded. Since September 5, the women have been reviewing the case files, according to human rights sources speaking to *Suspilne Krym*.

Overnight on September 9, Ukrainian drones attacked occupied Crimea and 11 Russian regions, including Krasnodar Krai and Rostov Oblast. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a total of 596 UAVs were destroyed over Russian territory and the Black Sea.

A resident of Dagestan’s Babayurtovsky District has been sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term for publicly calling for extremist activity. The republic’s joint court press service announced the ruling.

Armenia has appealed Russian restrictions on its product imports to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Yerevan hopes to have them lifted through the mechanisms established by the union. This was stated by Armenian Deputy Economy Minister Tigran Gasparyan, according to Armenpress.

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has submitted a written position to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the Georgian Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), calling on the country's authorities to ensure a safe working environment for the civil society. This was reported by the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA).

Otar Partskhaladze, the former Prosecutor General of Georgia, has announced the formation of a volunteer international unit named "Georgievsky" in Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine, stating his intention to command it personally.

54-year-old Amina Garaeva, a doctor of medical sciences and professor at the I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, has been held in the Pechatniki-6 pretrial detention center in Moscow since September 2025. She is charged with bribery as an intermediary (subparagraph "b" of Part 3 of Article 291.1 of the Russian Criminal Code).

The Rostov Oblast was hit by a massive drone strike on the night of September 8. According to Governor Yuri Slyusar, approximately 100 UAVs were destroyed in ten districts of the region: Sholokhovsky, Kasharsky, Tarasovsky, Myasnikovsky, Kamensky, Millerovsky, Kuybyshevsky, Chertkovsky, Azovsky, and Morozovsky. Local authorities reported no casualties or damage as a result of the overnight attack.