Residents of Makhachkala have staged a spontaneous protest for the third time in a week over prolonged power outages. On the evening of Aug. 13, residents of Irchi Kazak Street blocked traffic, saying their homes had been without electricity for three days.

A murder investigation has been opened in Chechnya more than a year after the disappearance of 19-year-old Yasin Khalidov.

The European Union has highlighted persistent concerns over human rights and democracy in Azerbaijan, pointing to restrictions on independent media and civil society, concerns about judicial independence and problems with the implementation of European Court of Human Rights rulings.

Rosgvardiya has reported the detention of two local residents in Dagestan whom security forces describe as being "linked to terrorism." The agency did not specify the exact charges brought against the men.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov publicly portrays himself as a staunch supporter of Russia’s war against Ukraine, but in practice has sought to prevent large-scale deployment of people from the republic to the front, The Economist reports, citing a source close to the Chechen leadership.

Georgia’s ruling party has responded to opposition criticism following reports of a 3,000-ton fuel shipment to Abkhazia. Rati Ionatamishvili, a member of "Georgian Dream," stated that the cargo was imported by a private business in compliance with Georgian law.

A bulldozer struck a mine in Azerbaijan’s Khojavend district in an area that has not yet been cleared of explosive hazards. Two men—37-year-old Sanan Farajev and 23-year-old Fuad Akhmedov—were injured. The incident was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General's Office, and the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).

All three grain terminals at the port of Novorossiysk have suspended operations following a drone attack on Aug. 12, with KSK, the largest grain terminal on Russia's Black Sea coast, becoming the latest facility to halt operations.

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, and Bulgaria are discussing the creation of an overland route to supply electricity from South Caucasus nations to the European market. Inga Pkhaladze, Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, outlined the initiative.

A four-year-old boy who was killed when a drone crashed onto a beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik has been buried in Russia's Rostov region. His parents, who were also seriously injured in the attack, were able to attend the funeral after being transferred from a hospital in Krasnodar Krai to Rostov-on-Don.