The head of Chechnya published a post on his Telegram channel expressing gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin for personally congratulating his 17-year-old son Adam Kadyrov on his upcoming marriage.

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia is working on the issue of delivering the bodies of the Safarov brothers, who were killed the day before in Yekaterinburg, to Baku, the country's Foreign Ministry reported.

Russian businessman, billionaire, head of the Tashir Group Samvel Karapetyan, who was taken into custody in Armenia, published another appeal. He accused the Armenian authorities of breaking ties with Russia.

The Tbilisi City Court sentenced former Georgian MP Givi Targamadze to 7 months in prison for his principled refusal to cooperate with the investigative commission. The politician was not present at the court hearing, but after the verdict was announced, he went to the nearest police station, where he was taken into custody.

The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the honorary badge "Centaur" - the highest award of the Council of Chief Architects of Russia. This happened in Grozny during a meeting of the Council. The basis for the award is an outstanding contribution to the development of urban development in the region.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on his counterpart Ilham Aliyev in a telephone conversation to check reports of Israeli drones flying from Azerbaijani territory to strike his country.

The Georgian Parliament, which is effectively completely controlled by the ruling party, has quickly passed a law introducing significant restrictions on media photography and videography in courts. The initiative was supported by 80 deputies.

15 people have been arrested in Armenia on charges of “preparing a terrorist act and seizing power,” the country’s Investigative Committee reports. Among them is the leader of the “Sacred Struggle” protest movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan – he has been remanded in custody for two months.

The leader of the Georgian opposition Coalition for Change Zurab Girchi Japaridze, who was sentenced to 7 months in prison on June 23, is distributing a letter from prison in which he suggests creating an online platform to count the number of opponents of the ruling party. The text talks about the importance of opposition unity and the need for protest.

Today, after searches, the National Security Service of Armenia reported the detention of more than a dozen opposition members, including the leader of the "Sacred Struggle", Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan - the main opponent of the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.