The lawyer for the man detained following a dispute with a foreign female tourist at the Agarani Estate hotel in Kakheti has presented his version of the events leading up to the altercation. The defense maintains that the conflict began well before the events shown in the video circulating online and was provoked by the actions of the tourists themselves.

Georgian police continue their investigation into the conflict that occurred on the evening of July 18 at the Agaranis Mamuli Hotel in Telavi, where a wedding was taking place and a group of Russian tourists were vacationing. One of the guests at the celebration, Giorgi Chigladze, has been arrested in connection with the case. He is accused of intentionally causing minor bodily harm. The parties involved and their representatives continue to publicly present conflicting versions of the events.

Risan Saralieva from the village of Geldagan mastered welding and artistic metal forging—traditionally considered a male craft in Chechnya—and turned it into her own business. Today, she makes furniture, railings, swings, and decorative structures, with some orders costing up to 700,000 rubles.

Armenian Deputy Economy Minister Arman Khojoyan denied reports that a shipment of Armenian apricots spoiled during transportation to Spain. According to him, such shipments have never even begun.