According to Important Stories, a behind-the-scenes struggle for the post of head of Chechnya is unfolding in the Kremlin amid rumors of Ramzan Kadyrov's deteriorating health. Citing sources in the security services, the publication reports disagreements between various agencies over the successor.

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, arrested for treason and preparing an act of sabotage, faces life imprisonment. The 34-year-old man is suspected of collaborating with Ukrainian intelligence services and planning an act of sabotage in Kabardino-Balkaria.

Georgia accused the European Union of disrupting planned human rights talks. Tbilisi stated that the EU canceled a meeting scheduled for November 21 in Brussels shortly before it was scheduled.

Despite the defense's efforts, the Kutaisi Court of Appeals upheld the first-instance ruling that sentenced Mzia Amaglobeli, founder and director of the Batumelebi newspaper group, to two years in prison.

Dagestan residents Yuliana Aliyeva and Maryam Chunkova were found guilty by the republic's Supreme Court of publicly desecrating the memory of defenders of the Fatherland.

In Makhachkala, Murtazali Gasanguseinov held a solo picket in front of the Investigative Committee building, demanding justice in the investigation into the deaths of his sons. For several years, he has been seeking access to the case materials, but has been denied access.

Eldar Kabardaev, a native of Karachay-Cherkessia, was sentenced by the Military Court in St. Petersburg to six years in prison for inciting extremism. According to the prosecution, in 2022, he justified the activities of the Nogai and Cherkessk Battalions, designated terrorist organizations in Russia, in a Telegram chat.

The Anti-Corruption Court in Yerevan has remanded billionaire and Russian citizen Samvel Karapetyan in custody for another two months, rejecting his defense's appeal. The arrest was based on charges of "calls to overthrow the government."

Ali Karimli, one of the leaders of the Azerbaijani opposition, condemned the country's criminal prosecutions of journalists, bloggers, and activists living abroad. He believes that such actions are more of a propaganda effort and aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear within the country.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry responded to criticism from Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili regarding Kyiv's "ingratitude." In his statement, ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhyi sarcastically noted Ukraine's "gratitude" to the Georgian government "for not imposing sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine and helping the common aggressor circumvent them, for turning their country away from the path of EU and NATO integration and toward the Russian yoke, and for making constant disparaging comments about Ukraine."