A large-scale protest is planned in Armenia demanding the withdrawal of the Russian military base stationed in the city of Gyumri. This was announced by the chairman of the "For the Sake of the Republic" party Armen Babajanyan, announcing a rally on August 23.

UAE fighter of Chechen descent Khamzat Chimaev has become the new UFC middleweight champion. In the main fight of the tournament in Chicago, he defeated South African Dreekus du Plessis, winning by unanimous decision.

According to former Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Tofig Zulfugarov, Russia, without the ability to directly exert force, is exerting indirect pressure on Azerbaijan.

The Azot chemical plant in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai, was attacked by drones. According to the mayor, there were no casualties or damage as a result of the incident. In total, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, nine Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted in the region overnight.

The head of the Azerbaijani Diaspora in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Shahin Shikhlinsky, will remain in pretrial detention until September 17. The Moscow City Court dismissed the appeal of the defense, which sought his release, offering a written undertaking not to leave the country as an alternative.

In various regions of Russia, numerous cases of violation of the religious rights of Muslims serving sentences in correctional institutions have been recorded. Human rights activists note that restrictions are often accompanied by humiliation of human dignity, and complaints from prisoners do not lead to the restoration of their rights.

According to the Russian Union of Travel Industry, in the summer of 2025, Crimea is leading in terms of growth in demand for domestic tourist trips (+42%). The top three also include the Yaroslavl Region (+22%) and Dagestan (+20%).

The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has extended the arrest of Russian citizen and billionaire Samvel Karapetyan for two months. Earlier, he accused the Armenian authorities of severing ties with Russia.

Azerbaijan has been outraged by a statement by Russian TV presenter and propagandist Vladimir Solovyov, in which he allowed for the possibility of Russia supporting the Lezgin movement in Azerbaijan.

State Duma deputy Andrei Gurulev responded to criticism from Azerbaijani politicians over his warnings about the consequences of Baku's assistance to Ukraine. Commenting on the words of Milli Majlis deputy Rasim Musabekov about the difficulties of a military operation against Azerbaijan due to the mountainous terrain, Gurulev recalled the Chechen experience: "I remind you about Chechnya. There are no fewer mountains there."