The head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov confirmed the information about the injury of the deputy commander of the North group of forces, Lieutenant General Esedulla Abachev.

After new Russian strikes on facilities of the Azerbaijani energy company SOCAR located in Ukraine, calls for more decisive actions than just statements are being heard in Baku.

In the rating of Russian regions by the share of workers with salaries above the national average, the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District occupy the last places. Ingushetia (last place, 6%) and Chechnya (penultimate, 6.1%) demonstrate the lowest indicators.

As a result of a massive attack by Russian drones on the night of August 18, the oil depot of the Azerbaijani company SOCAR, located in the Odessa region of Ukraine, was seriously damaged.

Russian fighter Baysangur Susurkaev successfully fought his first fight in the UFC. As part of the preliminary card of the UFC 319 tournament in Chicago, he forced American Eric Nolan to surrender in the second round, using a choke.

A large-scale protest is planned in Armenia demanding the withdrawal of the Russian military base stationed in the city of Gyumri. This was announced by the chairman of the "For the Sake of the Republic" party Armen Babajanyan, announcing a rally on August 23.

UAE fighter of Chechen descent Khamzat Chimaev has become the new UFC middleweight champion. In the main fight of the tournament in Chicago, he defeated South African Dreekus du Plessis, winning by unanimous decision.

According to former Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Tofig Zulfugarov, Russia, without the ability to directly exert force, is exerting indirect pressure on Azerbaijan.

The Azot chemical plant in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai, was attacked by drones. According to the mayor, there were no casualties or damage as a result of the incident. In total, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, nine Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted in the region overnight.

The head of the Azerbaijani Diaspora in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Shahin Shikhlinsky, will remain in pretrial detention until September 17. The Moscow City Court dismissed the appeal of the defense, which sought his release, offering a written undertaking not to leave the country as an alternative.