The Military Court of Appeal continued to consider the appeal in the criminal case of Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. In September 2023, he was sentenced to 17 years in a maximum security penal colony under articles on "participation in the activities of terrorist organizations" and "financing terrorism."

Ahead of the parliamentary elections, the State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia issued a statement about a possible provocation against government officials.

The Kremlin will not comment on information about the planning of an assassination attempt on the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. The press secretary of the country's president, Dmitry Peskov, said that law enforcement agencies can take measures at the request of citizens.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled to pay 7,500 euros to a former police colonel from Dagestan, Salikh Gadzhiev. The ECHR found a violation of his right to freedom of expression.

State Duma deputy from Ingushetia Bekkhan Barakhoyev said that he was in no way connected with the preparation of the assassination attempt on the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

The Chechen Emergencies Ministry has published a video of an explosion that occurred at a gas station in Grozny on October 12. The department noted that "firefighters did not flinch in the face of danger and continued to fight the fire, even when burning fragments from the explosion of a fuel tank flew in their direction."

Zakhar Zaripov with stage four cancer was hospitalized from a pretrial detention center in Khabarovsk Krai. He was placed in the "Regional Clinical Oncology Center." The man was not provided with treatment in the pretrial detention center.

The British government has decided to freeze the annual Wardrop Dialogue with Georgia at ministerial level due to the actions of the Georgian authorities. This was announced by Ambassador Gareth Ward. He noted that this is the first time in 10 years. Defense talks and a new cybersecurity program have also been suspended.

Viskhan Matsuev, married to the eldest daughter of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, has become vice-president of the Akhmat football club. He was appointed to this post by Kadyrov's eldest son, Sports Minister Akhmat Kadyrov. Matsuev is also deputy chairman of the government and minister of agriculture of the republic. Since October 2023, his wife Ayshat Kadyrova has also held the post of deputy prime minister of Chechnya.

The latest actions, statements and election promises of the ruling party of Georgia are taking the country away from the path to Europe and indicate a deviation towards authoritarianism. This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.