Secret witnesses have emerged during the investigation of the criminal case against the former head of Kizilyurt and former Minister of Sports and Physical Culture of Dagestan Magomed Magomedov. He was initially accused of embezzlement or misappropriation committed by an organized group, as well as on an especially large scale (Part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code).

The Azerbaijani MFA commented on Yerevan's statements about Armenia's "peaceful position". It described them as manipulation aimed at misleading the international community.

The son of the head of Chechnya, Adam Kadyrov, was recognized as "the youngest head of the security service of the head of a Russian region." He was appointed to the post at the age of 16. This was announced by the Chairman of the Government of Chechnya, Magomed Daudov. According to him, the corresponding diploma was presented to Kadyrov Jr. by the editor-in-chief of the "Book of Records of Russia" Stanislav Konenko during the ACA 180 mixed martial arts tournament in Grozny.

The health of Zarema Musayeva, the mother of activists convicted in Chechnya, has stabilized. Previously, her blood sugar levels reached critical levels. This was reported by lawyer Alexander Savin, who visited the prisoner in the colony in the city of Argun.

At a court hearing in Kazan, the state prosecution requested four years in prison for Dagestani native and former military man Askhabali Alibekov, known as the author of the YouTube channel "Wild Paratrooper". A criminal case was opened against him on charges of using violence against police officers.

France and similar Western countries tried to perpetuate the seizure of Azerbaijani lands. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a meeting with residents of Karabakh's Jabrayil.

In exchange for preferential arms supplies and security guarantees, the West is seeking the Armenian government's withdrawal from the CSTO. This will make Yerevan even more dependent on NATO. This was stated by the Director of the Russian FSB Alexander Bortnikov during his speech at the 55th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS countries in Astana.

Akim Bekirov, an activist and employee of an IT security company sentenced to 14 years, was transferred from the Balashov prison in the Saratov region to the IK-9 Tsivilsk in the Chuvash Republic.

US Ambassador to Georgia Robin Dunnigan, speaking about the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, oligarch, former Russian citizen Bidzina Ivanishvili, said that he puts his personal financial interests above the interests of the people.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow granted the investigation's motion and extended the arrest of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova for another month, until November 6. The defendant is charged under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls to commit terrorist activity, public justification of terrorism, or propaganda of terrorism). The maximum punishment provided for by such a charge is imprisonment for up to 7 years.