South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev called on the Georgian authorities to recognize the occupied region as independent "not for political reasons," but for the sake of "the future" and "justice."

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the Armenian authorities violated the rights of citizens killed and injured during the brutal suppression of protests following the 2008 presidential elections. The opposition claimed that the election results were falsified, and the protests were met with force: ten people, including two police officers, were killed during the dispersal of the rallies.

Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, Chairman of the US Helsinki Commission, accused Georgia's ruling party of sabotaging President Donald Trump. Journalist Alex Ravoufoghlu quoted the politician on Facebook.

From September 19 to 20, 2023, Azerbaijan conducted a localized anti-terrorist operation aimed at disarming and completely withdrawing the remnants of Armenian armed forces from Karabakh and restoring the country's sovereignty and constitutional order in these territories. These actions resulted in the full restoration of Azerbaijan's sovereignty on September 20.

Apr-City/TVD, a subsidiary of Wildberries, has acquired Ingushetia's only international airport for 425 million rubles. This was announced by the head of the republic, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, arrived in Tbilisi on an official visit. He was met at the airport by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, after which the delegations met in an expanded format.

In the Russian capital, a patient refused an appointment with Dr. Elvin Guseinov, citing his ethnicity. The woman had known this in advance but decided to publicly voice her concerns.

Seventeen-year-old Adam Kadyrov, Secretary of the Chechen Security Council, received a commemorative medal in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Akhmat-Krepost special forces unit. This was announced by his father, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the republic.

The "Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition Amendment," sponsored by Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, has been approved for inclusion in the US State Department Appropriations Act. He announced this on the social media platform X.

Rustam Shipiyev, a contract soldier from Chechnya, was sentenced to six years in a general regime penal colony. According to the case file, he failed to return to his military unit after undergoing treatment at a sanatorium. Instead, he went home, where he was detained by military commandant's office officers.