A shootout occurred in Magas after an attack on a former criminal investigation officer. The incident occurred on Gagiyev Street.

The new road connecting the mainland of Azerbaijan with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic has received the loud name "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP). However, the details of the functioning of this route remain vague.

Azerbaijan is strengthening its position as a key economic partner of Ukraine in the South Caucasus region. This was stated by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Baku Yuriy Gusev during his speech at the logistics forum.

An incident involving Russian servicemen from North Ossetia occurred in the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine. According to the Telegram channel "ChP Ossetia", two soldiers attacked their fellow servicemen at a checkpoint near the village of Vasilyevka.

Serviceman Ali Kochaliyev from Kabardino-Balkaria was sentenced by the Nalchik Garrison Military Court to five years of imprisonment. He was found guilty of unauthorized abandonment of a military unit stationed in Stavropol.

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said it would not be able to send an observation mission to the local elections in Georgia scheduled for October 4. The organization explained that the invitation from the government came too late — less than a month before voting day. This leaves no time to prepare and conduct full-fledged monitoring in accordance with the ODIHR methodology.

Enver Seitosmanov, serving a 17-year sentence in Correctional Colony No. 16 (Salavat, Bashkortostan) on charges of involvement in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, was placed in a punishment cell (SHIZO). The Crimean Tatar complains of a toothache, but overall his health is assessed as satisfactory.

Polish MEP Krzysztof Breiza called on the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen to urgently intervene in the situation with the detention in Armenia of Georgian fighter Georgi Kinoyan, who fought for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He faces extradition at the request of the Russian Federation.

Candidate for mayor of Tbilisi and General Secretary of the Georgian Dream Kakha Kaladze commented on the incident at his election headquarters on Melikishvili Avenue, calling it a planned provocation. According to him, a group of about thirty opposition-minded activists arrived at the headquarters building with the aim of "artificially escalating tensions".

According to Rosstat data for 2023-2024, Ingushetia ranks first among Russian regions in terms of poverty level - more than a quarter of the population (25.6%) have incomes below the subsistence level. It is followed by Tyva (20.4%), Karachay-Cherkessia (17.2%) and Chechnya (15.2%).