At least 63 relatives of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have flown abroad on business jets at least once. This conclusion was reached by the investigative outlet *Proekt* as part of its "Fellow Travelers" investigation. By comparison, the outlet identified 16 such passengers each in the families of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov.

The Russian airline Red Wings has applied to expand its route network in Georgia. The carrier has requested authorization from Russian aviation authorities to operate flights to Tbilisi and Batumi from several dozen cities.

Dagestan has emerged as one of the Russian regions facing the most difficult situation in the mortgage lending market. According to a study by RIA Rating, the republic ranked third on the list of Russian regions with the lowest mortgage affordability. Only Crimea and Sevastopol posted worse figures.

On the night of September 28, the Krasnodar Territory was among the regions targeted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+, residents reported multiple explosions and a fire. The independent Russian outlet ASTRA determined that the fire was at the Pavlovskaya oil depot—owned by the Krasnodar-based company "Edelweiss-95"—located in the stanitsa of Novotitarovskaya. The facility deals in the wholesale trade of petroleum products.

The Muftiate of Dagestan has called on the republic's residents to treat information reports with caution and to avoid participating in the dissemination of provocative materials.

Today, September 27, marks six years since the start of the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 10, 2020, the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia signed a trilateral statement, bringing hostilities to an end.

On the 33rd anniversary of the capture of Sukhumi by Abkhaz forces, the embassies of the United States, Germany, France, and Sweden in Tbilisi issued statements supporting Georgia's territorial integrity.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Azerbaijan to ensure that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has regular access to Armenian detainees. The call followed an appeal by Ruben Vardanyan, the former state minister of Nagorno-Karabakh. HRW stressed that it had not independently verified the information he provided.

Chechnya’s prosecutor’s office says it has found no evidence that the parents and brother of Mansur Movlaev, who fled the republic, were abducted. The Investigative Committee registered a report about the disappearance of three family members and conducted a preliminary inquiry, but decided not to open a criminal case. The prosecutor’s office has ruled that the decision was lawful.

Ukrainian drones attacked Krasnodar Krai and Rostov Region overnight on 26 September. Fires broke out at two industrial sites in Krasnodar Krai’s Seversky District. Ukrainian officials later said one of the targets was the Ilsky oil refinery. According to the regional emergency response headquarters, three people were killed and two others injured.