The President of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania and Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab resigned after hours of negotiations with the opposition.

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited President of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania to events to celebrate the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War, which will take place on May 9, 2025.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found 28-year-old Junior Sergeant Islam Bitsuyev guilty of evading military service. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison. He had previously participated in the "SVO".

The Nalchik City Court found a 23-year-old resident of the city of Baksan (Kabardino-Balkaria) guilty of calling for terrorism and extremism. The reason was his activity on the Internet. This was reported by RIA "Kabardino-Balkaria", citing data from the FSB of the Russian Federation.

Contractors from Ingushetia have laid 2.4 thousand km of water supply networks in the Tokmak district of the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine. This territory is under the control of the Russian Federation. In addition, Ingush specialists have restored the sewage pumping station.

The regions of the North Caucasus took the last places in the ranking of high salaries. The worst situation is in Ingushetia and Chechnya - there, 2.4 and 2.65% of the population, respectively, receive more than 100 thousand rubles per month. Such data is published by RIA Novosti.

The "Coalition for Change" called on everyone to join a 24-hour protest outside Tbilisi State University. One of the leaders of the coalition, Nika Gvaramia, announced the opposition's decision. The Unity - National Movement party also joined the protest.

The president of the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, called the protests in Sukhum a "coup d'etat". He is convinced that the way out of this situation is the following: the opposition must leave the government buildings, and new elections will be called, otherwise the republic will lose its "statehood".

17 ноября в Азербайджане отмечается государственный праздник, известный как День национального возрождения.

Georgian President Zurabishvili commented on the protests in Abkhazia, condemning Russia's actions to annex it. In addition, the Georgian leader expressed solidarity with the residents of Abkhazia, who "resist attempts to introduce Russian legislation."