On August 31, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don rejected all 52 motions filed by the defense in the case of the so-called "fifth Bakhchisarai group." Judge Roman Saprunov rendered the ruling as part of the panel of judges. This was reported by Amina Seitumerova, the wife of political prisoner Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov, who is a defendant in the case.

The Tbilisi City Court ruled against deporting Russian citizen Denis Kulanin, previously convicted in Georgia, to Russia. The court granted the petition of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but gave Kulanin seven days to voluntarily leave the country. He will be able to choose his own destination.

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.

Sochi and the federal territory of Sirius were hit by a massive drone attack on the night of September 4. A fire broke out at an oil depot, and windows in several residential buildings and other structures were damaged. Preliminary reports indicate no injuries.