The FSB building in the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya was damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack. There was no official comment, but the Ministry of Defense reported the downing of four UAVs over Chechen territory.

In Ingushetia, the bill "On the Ban on Immortalizing Stalin's Memory," which had caused a widespread outcry, has been quietly repealed. This was reported by historian Ibragim Kostoyev, who noted the disappearance of the relevant text from the parliament's website and received a response from the republic's People's Assembly withdrawing the bill from consideration at the request of the prosecutor's office.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has published a report alleging that Georgian authorities used chemical weapons during the suppression of pro-European protests in Tbilisi in 2024. The chemical weapon in question is bromobenzyl cyanide, a chemical warfare agent dating back to World War I, also known as "kamit."

A court in Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced Timur Yandiev, sentencing him to five years in prison for evading military service during mobilization. Yandiev was absent from his unit for more than four months, beginning on April 25, 2025, and was arrested on September 6 in Mozdok.

FinExpertiza analysts found that in 2024, the lowest cybersecurity spending in Russia was on businesses and the public sector in Altai (27,500 rubles per enterprise), Dagestan (33,500), and Ingushetia (33,000).

The political situation in Azerbaijan is deteriorating following the arrest of Ali Karimli, the leader of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). A Baku court ordered his pretrial detention for two and a half months on charges of attempting to violently seize power.

Following the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines civilian jet, Baku expects Moscow to fulfill a number of key conditions to restore normal relations between the countries. This was stated by Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev in an interview with EU Today.

Ali Karimli, chairman of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, and his adviser, Mammad Ibrahim, have become suspects in the criminal case against former head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev, who is accused of attempting a coup d'état and treason.

In the Republic of Dagestan, an attack by Ukrainian drones shot down over Kaspiysk has been thwarted. This was announced by Sergey Melikov, the head of the republic, on his Telegram channel.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found serviceman Khatkutov guilty of evading military service during mobilization. According to the case file, he failed to report to his military unit on December 20, 2024.