A preliminary examination of the body of Abkhaz blogger and activist Daur Buava, who was found dead in Tbilisi, revealed no signs of violence. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs told the Georgian news agency IPN.

The Chechen Republic retained its first place among Russian regions with the lowest smoking prevalence. Moreover, the rate in the republic has decreased even further since the beginning of the year.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov doubted that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan fully trusts his voters. The reason for this was the Armenian prime minister's remarks about a possible referendum on the country's accession to the European Union.

The body of 30-year-old Abkhaz blogger and activist Daur Buava, who gained notoriety for his public calls for reconciliation between Abkhaz and Georgians, was found in Tbilisi. The cause of his death is being investigated, and a forensic examination has been ordered.

On the night of August 28, Russia was hit by a large-scale drone attack. Occupied Crimea and the Rostov Region were among the key attack areas.

On August 24, a resident of Chechnya performed Muslim prayers on a fenced-off section of road in Astrakhan where road-marking work was being carried out. On August 26, a video of the prayer appeared on local social media, after which FSB and police officers identified the Muslim man.

The volume of Russian ruble deposits in Georgian banks has risen sharply amid fresh rumors of possible military mobilization in Russia. In July, the figure increased by almost a third over the month, reaching 98.6 million lari—approximately 3.1 billion rubles. Compared to July of last year, the volume of ruble deposits in Georgian banks has grown by 48.4%. This trend was highlighted by BPN, which analyzed statistics from the National Bank of Georgia.

A protest took place outside the Azerbaijani embassy, ​​demonstrating against President Ilham Aliyev's "Russophobic policies" and the "lawlessness of the Azerbaijani special services" against Russian citizens.

A search and rescue operation on the Sunzha River has been completed in the Gudermes District of Chechnya. Rescuers have recovered the body of a second person who was in a car that fell into the river on the evening of August 24.

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court has ordered former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan's pretrial detention for two months. The decision was made on the evening of August 26, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Armenian Service.