Rauf Arashukov, a former senator from Russia's Karachay-Cherkessia republic who is serving a life sentence, has announced a hunger strike at the Black Dolphin maximum-security penal colony in Russia's Orenburg region.

Armenia's parliament has elected Ruben Rubinyan, a senior member of the ruling Civil Contract party, a longtime ally of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Yerevan's special envoy in talks with Turkey, as the new speaker of the National Assembly.

The health of four Crimean Tatar political prisoners from the Seytumerov family, currently held in Russian detention facilities, continues to deteriorate. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, they are not receiving necessary medical care despite serious health issues.

The Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has reported a continued deterioration in his conditions in the pretrial detention center. According to the politician's allies, for the past two months, he has been living in conditions that effectively deprive him of the opportunity to sleep normally, communicate with his family, and receive information.

The search for 27-year-old Bekkhan (Abu) Aushev, who is missing after allegedly falling into the Assa River in the Dzheyrakh District on July 21, has been ongoing in Ingushetia for 13 days. The young man has not yet been found.

Ingushetia ranked third in the RIA Rating ranking of Russian regions for road quality. Residents of the republic regularly complain about the condition of individual roads and have been seeking repairs to problematic sections for years.

Seven people, including three children, were killed in a drone attack on the Black Sea resort village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik in Russia's Krasnodar region, Russian authorities said. Around 40 others were injured, with 21 taken to hospital.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the Georgian opposition is experiencing a profound crisis and has lost the support of not only society but also its own supporters.

In the Khojavend region of Azerbaijan, Ahad Ahadov Sarvan oglu, born in 1985, an employee of a private company, was struck by an anti-personnel mine during humanitarian demining operations. He sustained shrapnel wounds to various parts of his body, including his left thigh. He was hospitalized at the Fizuli-Khojavend Central District Hospital and then transferred to a private clinic in Baku. According to doctors, his condition is satisfactory and there is no threat to his life.

A Russian citizen injured in a hotel conflict in Telavi, Georgia, has left Georgia. Investigators have not restricted her right to leave the country, lawyer Lali Aptsiauri told TASS.