Armenia has appealed Russian restrictions on its product imports to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Yerevan hopes to have them lifted through the mechanisms established by the union. This was stated by Armenian Deputy Economy Minister Tigran Gasparyan, according to Armenpress.

The Rostov Oblast was hit by a massive drone strike on the night of September 8. According to Governor Yuri Slyusar, approximately 100 UAVs were destroyed in ten districts of the region: Sholokhovsky, Kasharsky, Tarasovsky, Myasnikovsky, Kamensky, Millerovsky, Kuybyshevsky, Chertkovsky, Azovsky, and Morozovsky. Local authorities reported no casualties or damage as a result of the overnight attack.

Tbilisi Mayor and one of the leaders of the Georgian Dream party, Kakha Kaladze, once again commented on the situation surrounding former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. He said he regrets the situation his former colleague has found himself in.

On the night of September 7, approximately 25 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over Rostov Region. Regional Governor Yuri Slyusar reported details of the attack on the region on his Telegram channel. According to him, air defense systems were active in Novoshakhtinsk, as well as in the Azovsky, Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, Millerovsky, Verkhnedonsky, Kasharsky, and Ust-Donetsky districts.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan unexpectedly found himself the subject of a viral video. Footage of the head of government driving a car to the popular Black Beatles track by Rae Sremmurd has circulated on social media.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered a speech in Armenian at the expanded summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Bishkek. The Kremlin described this as a "signal" regarding Armenia's sovereignty but admitted it "did not understand" why the statement could not have been made in Russian.

On the night of September 6, Rostov Region, along with other Russian regions, was again attacked by Ukrainian drones. Specifically, a massive airstrike was reported on Rostov-on-Don. According to the Telegram channel Astra, drones circled over the city for over four hours, and gunfire and the sound of a helicopter were heard. Bataysk was also hit. The Telegram monitoring channels Supernova+ and Exilenova+ published photos and videos from eyewitnesses.

The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan in Bishkek, as expected, failed to resolve the central contradiction in relations between Moscow and Yerevan: whether Armenia is prepared to make a final choice between Eurasian and European integration. According to Sergey Markedonov, a leading researcher at MGIMO’s Institute for International Studies, Moscow and Yerevan hold fundamentally different positions on whether Armenia should hold a referendum that could determine the country’s future foreign policy course.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded sarcastically to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statement regarding the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri by quoting Mikhail Bulgakov’s novella *Heart of a Dog*.

The Security Service of Ukraine suspects Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), of plotting an assassination attempt on Akhmed Zakayev, the head of the government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in exile. The latter's name was reported by "Babel" and "Suspilne," citing law enforcement sources.