Georgia ranked 103rd and Azerbaijan 164th in Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom Index. The first South Caucasian country dropped by 26 positions, the second by 13. Armenia does not appear in the ranking.

Russian GRU special forces captain Eduard Ulman died in the SVO zone in Ukraine. This was reported by his mother and the former head of the public organization “Union of Military Personnel “Defense”” Sergei Semanchuk.

Crimean Tatar activists Enver Krosh, Vilen Temeryanov, Renat Aliyev and Edem Bekirov were extended their detention in pre-trial detention until August 29. Former imam Remzi Kurtnezirov's house arrest was extended until August 4.

Thousands of residents of Tbilisi and other cities of Georgia once again protested against the law on foreign agents. The day before, the protesters declared disobedience to the authorities until the bill was withdrawn, putting forward a number of demands.

A native of Chechnya, Arsan Mukaev, sentenced to life imprisonment, was killed in IK-18 (“Polar Owl”) in the village of Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. According to investigators, the cause of death was a blow to the head with a brick, inflicted by a cellmate.

The Moscow City Court extended the arrest of 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen, Crimean Tatar Lenya Umerova until August 4. Russian authorities accuse her of espionage.

In Baku pre-trial detention center No. 1, lawyer Elmar Suleymanov met with the head of the Center for Monitoring Elections and Democratic Education, famous human rights activist Anar Mammadli. The latter rejected the charges brought against him of currency smuggling by prior conspiracy.

The Kiev District Court of Simferopol extended the arrest of Memet Lyumanov, Aziz Azizov, Rustem Osmanov and Mustafa Abduramanov until August 2. Criminal cases were opened against Crimean Tatars for participation in a political party in Hizb ut-Tahrir.

A number of legal entities registered in the UAE, Azerbaijan, China, Slovakia and Turkey were included in the new sanctions list of the US Treasury. The basis was their activity in purchasing equipment abroad, including military equipment, and assistance to the Russian Federation in circumventing sanctions.

According to official reports, the largest number of military personnel killed in the “special operation” from the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District is in Dagestan – 833 people. The Stavropol Territory was in second place with 356 people.