Representatives of the opposition and civil society held a march in Tbilisi under the slogan "Georgia chooses the European Union". The participants spoke in favor of the country's European integration and accused the current authorities, represented by the ruling Georgian Dream party, of changing their foreign policy course and hindering further movement towards the EU.

Employees of the Center for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Security Service and the Russian National Guard in Ingushetia detained four people on suspicion of storing ammunition and explosives. Operational search activities were carried out in Nazran, Magas and Ekazhev.

Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party, has accused opposition members of sabotaging Georgia's accession to the EU.

A 29-year-old man was climbing Elbrus as part of a registered group of 12 people. However, at an altitude of over 5,000 meters, he felt unwell and asked rescuers for help.

Another prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine took place – 95 people from each side. The United Arab Emirates provided mediation efforts.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found mobilized Amir Liyev guilty of evading military service and sentenced him to five years in prison.

During the investigation of the criminal case on the riots at Makhachkala airport, over 400 suspects were identified by surveillance cameras. This was announced by the Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin. According to him, a group of department employees had been reviewing the camera footage for several months.

A decision was made at the summit of EU leaders in Brussels to effectively block Georgia's accession process. The reason for this was the adoption of contradictory laws and the violation of European values.

On October 18, Azerbaijan celebrates the Day of Restoration of State Independence.

State Duma deputies Bekkhan Barakhoyev from Ingushetia and Rizvan Kurbanov from Dagestan have stopped attending plenary sessions. Earlier, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, declared blood feud against them both.