The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has stated that Azerbaijan is pursuing a consistent policy aimed at reducing Russian influence in the South Caucasus. The agency attributes this not only to Baku's recent political statements but also to the country's strategic focus on developing international partnerships, transport projects, and peacekeeping activities.

The death toll from a nighttime drone attack on the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on July 27 has risen to five, including a child, according to Rostov Region Governor Yury Slyusar.

On the night of July 26, police in Tbilisi detained ten participants of a protest outside the city council building, known as the Sakrebulo. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the detentions.

Over the past several weeks, a series of high-profile incidents across Russia has reignited debate over xenophobia, religious intolerance and the authorities’ response to alleged hate-motivated incidents.

Courier bags featuring built-in digital screens—capable of displaying and remotely updating advertisements—are currently under development in Chechnya. The project is a collaboration between the M.D. Millionshchikov Grozny State Oil Technical University (GGNTU) and the "Novaya Era" (New Era) advertising agency.

Reported Ukrainian strikes on targets in the Caspian Sea may signal a widening of the geography of the Russia-Ukraine war and pose additional risks for the entire Caspian region. 

Rosselkhoznadzor’s ban on the import of Armenian dairy products could cost the republic's producers approximately $16 million a year, according to the Telegram channel Baza.

A destructive storm that swept through Russia's Rostov region has left one person dead, dozens injured and caused widespread disruption to utilities, transport and power infrastructure.

Georgia's State Security Service has opened a criminal investigation into a series of major power outages that hit the country on two consecutive days, 24 and 25 July. 

Azerbaijan’s parliament, the Milli Majlis, has strongly rejected an amendment adopted by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee calling for the release of Armenian prisoners, describing it as containing “unfounded accusations” against Azerbaijan and representing “another attempt to use the United States Congress as a tool of political pressure against Azerbaijan in the interests of the Armenian lobby.”