More than 115 residents of Kabardino-Balkaria have signed an open letter demanding an investigation into criminal cases involving alleged links to "Imarat Kavkaz" (Caucasus Emirate), a terrorist organization banned in Russia. The authors of the appeal claim that over a hundred such cases may have been fabricated in the republic over the past two years.

On the anniversary of the events of October 4, 2025, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili called on Brussels to condemn the attempt to seize the presidential palace in Tbilisi and to reconsider its support for the Georgian opposition.

Akhmed Dudaev, one of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s youngest and longest-serving associates, who for many years oversaw the republic’s information policy and rose through the ranks from an employee of the head and government’s information and analytical department to minister for national policy, external relations, press and information and simultaneously deputy prime minister, has been elected speaker of the sixth convocation of the Chechen Republic’s parliament.

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has warned that a change in Armenia’s foreign policy course could turn the country into a “new Ukraine”. He made the remarks in an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.

Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) has denied reports suggesting that other military personnel or a sabotage group might have crossed the border following the incursion of Azerbaijani soldier Nasimi Musayev into the Syunik region. The agency stated that only Musayev—who is currently in custody—managed to illegally enter Armenian territory.

On the morning of October 4, Rostov Region Governor Yury Slyusar reported that approximately 100 UAVs were destroyed overnight while repelling an aerial attack on the region. The drones were downed across 12 districts—Belokalitvinsky, Kamensky, Kasharsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky, Millerovsky, Milyutinsky, Neklinovsky, Oblivsky, Tarasovsky, Tatsinsky, Chertkovsky, and Sholokhovsky—as well as in the cities of Rostov and Kamensk. According to the governor, there were no reports of casualties, though there was damage on the ground.

Russia’s Justice Ministry has designated lawyer and Circassian activist Rustam Khuazhev as a “foreign agent”. The ministry also added Zhanna Nemtsova, the daughter of murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, as well as the information resources Team Navalny and Reanimation to the same register.

Viktor Zolotov, head of Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia), presented Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov with the insignia of an army general in Grozny. Kadyrov was also awarded a maroon beret, a symbol of Rosgvardia’s special-purpose units.

A prisoner being transported on a Vladikavkaz–Adler train attacked a Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) officer, seized his service weapon and opened fire. One officer was killed and three others were injured. The attacker was shot dead.

Kabardino-Balkaria took first place in the environmental ranking of Russian regions for the spring-summer season of 2026. The higher a region ranks on the list, the more favorable its environmental conditions and conservation efforts are considered to be by "Green Patrol." The study covers the period from March 1 to August 31.