The Constitutional Court of Armenia has upheld the nationalization of Electric Networks of Armenia, a company owned by Russian businessman and billionaire Samvel Karapetyan. The constitutionality of the July 3 bill amending the laws "On Energy" and "On the Public Services Regulatory Authority" has been upheld.

Three drones were successfully shot down over Stavropol Krai, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The attack was presumably aimed at the industrial zone of Nevinnomyssk.

The Moscow City Court has approved the confiscation of real estate, land, and vehicles worth a total of 41.9 billion rubles from Vladimir Kayshev, the former head of the Karachay-Cherkessia government, his family, and associated individuals. This decision was in response to accusations of illegally conducting business while serving in government service and attempting to raid the Kavminvody plant.

The panel of judges of the 2nd Western District Military Court in the Moscow City Court handed down verdicts in the Crocus terrorist attack case. The four perpetrators of the attack—Shamsiddin Fariduni, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Makhammadsobir Fayzov, and Saidakram Rachabolizod—were given life sentences. Similar sentences were given to Ingush natives Dzhabrail Aushev, Khusein Medov, and nine other defendants.

Since 2024, Russian courts have handed down at least 180 in absentia sentences to foreign volunteers who fought for Ukraine. Georgian citizens lead the way (58), followed by representatives of the United States (22) and the United Kingdom (12).

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that the country's new Constitution should not contain a reference to the Declaration of Independence. According to him, the "logic of conflict," on which the Declaration is based, cannot serve as the basis for the creation of an independent state.

The Supreme Court of Crimea dismissed the appeal of human rights activist Riza Izetov. He had sought to challenge the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service's refusal to transfer him to a penal colony located near Crimea.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, spoke for the first time about the escalation in the Middle East, calling the attack on Iran during Ramadan "treacherous." He said the US and Israel provoked Tehran by drawing other countries into the conflict.

Speaking in the European Parliament, Nikol Pashinyan identified the lack of active dialogue between the EU and Georgia as the main obstacle to Armenia's European integration. According to the Prime Minister, Georgia is a strategic 'bridge', and its candidate status has prompted Yerevan to begin the EU accession process.

The family of Khalit Mustafayev, who died as a result of a police officer's shooting in 2020, has been awarded 3.8 million rubles in moral damages. This decision was made by the Predgorny District Court of Stavropol Krai, according to the "Team Against Torture."