Armenia's participation in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court directly damages Russian-Armenian relations. This was stated by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

Today at five in the morning an explosion occurred in Grozny. According to preliminary data, a drone attack could have been the cause. According to the opposition Telegram channel 1Adat, the strike occurred near one of the facilities of the Akhmat Kadyrov Special Purpose Special Forces Regiment.

The Constitutional Court of Georgia did not accept for consideration the claims of the president and 34 opposition members to cancel the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26. The decision is final and cannot be appealed or reviewed, the website of the Constitutional Court says.

The Abkhazian parliament voted against ratifying an agreement with the Russian Federation on investments. Earlier, its possible adoption caused mass protests.

Schoolchildren in the Georgian cities of Rustavi and Batumi declared their support for the protesters and demanded "an end to police violence." Teenagers came to classes with Georgian and EU flags.

Against the backdrop of multi-thousand rallies in Tbilisi, Secretary General of the ruling party Kakha Kaladze made a rather unexpected statement today. He called on the opposition to "stop their own non-existent protests" and "protest together for the sake of a European future." According to him, it is the Georgian Dream that is Georgia's main European force, which "has proven its commitment to the European course in action."

Lithuania has imposed a ban on entry for a number of Georgian officials. This was written on social media by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, who is soon to resign.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev commented on what is happening in Georgia today, in particular the position of the country's president, in his official Telegram channel.

Security forces, together with military registration and enlistment office employees, are conducting raids in Dagestan and Ingushetia as part of a covert mobilization. Checkpoints are being opened in Dagestani settlements, where young people are stopped to be taken to the military registration and enlistment office to check their military IDs. In addition, cases of targeted checks have been recorded. This was reported by the Chechen opposition Telegram channel Niyso.

224 protesters against the authorities have been detained in Georgia over four days of protests, the country's Interior Ministry reported. Two more people are under investigation in criminal cases: one of them threw an incendiary mixture at the parliament building, and the second injured a police officer with pyrotechnics.