The European Union has strongly condemned "disinformation and unfounded accusations by the Georgian authorities regarding the EU's role in Georgia." The corresponding statement was made by the EU Spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Anouar El-Anuni.

Relations between Baku and Moscow began to deteriorate after the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Russia. This was stated by the Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan for Foreign Policy Hikmet Hajiyev.

The Armenian newspaper Hraparak reported on the strengthening of the Russian military base in Gyumri, where military equipment and ammunition have been intensively delivered from Russia in recent weeks. According to the publication, the supplies are being carried out by cargo planes.

The leader of the opposition party Strategy Agmashenebeli, who is serving time for refusing to cooperate with the parliamentary investigative commission, presented a plan to defeat Georgian Dream. According to Giorgi Vashadze, the proposals will be submitted to all relevant parties for consideration. He emphasizes that in order to defeat Ivanishvili, it is necessary to unite.

Director of the Azerbaijani online publication Abzas Media Ulvi Hasanli, who has been on hunger strike since July 20, complained about his deteriorating health and cruel treatment in prison. In five days, he lost 6 kg of weight, but he is not provided with medical care.

Ingush Timur Tumgoev, serving a life sentence in IK-5 in the Vologda region, was again in solitary confinement and attempted suicide. He cut his veins and swallowed sharp objects.

Mikhail Gusman has been dismissed from his post as First Deputy Director General of TASS by order of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. This happened shortly after his participation in the Global Media Forum in Azerbaijan, which was also attended by President Ilham Aliyev.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the crash of the An-24 passenger plane. The letter was published on the official website of the Azerbaijani leader. It is noteworthy that this gesture was made against the backdrop of tensions in relations between the countries.

Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon responded to the words of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. The day before, she called him an "extremist".

Magomed Magomedov, deputy editor-in-chief of the Chernovik newspaper, is seeking justice in court. He filed a lawsuit against the Interior Ministry of Dagestan, demanding 150 thousand rubles in compensation for moral damage caused by illegal detention during a solitary picket in Makhachkala in January 2024.