Cases of persecution of leaders of the Azerbaijani diaspora have become more frequent in Russia. Thus, the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Chelyabinsk region, Arshad Khankishiyev, was deprived of Russian citizenship. The media associate this decision with "propaganda of ethno-separatism" and support for oppositionist Alexei Navalny.

Online trade in the North Caucasus Federal District is experiencing rapid growth. In the first half of 2025, the volume of online sales increased by 55% compared to the same period last year, reaching 177 billion rubles.

The Ingush Telegram channel "Wanted Ingushetia", associated with security forces, published a video with Imam Nazir Dzeitov, accused of illegal possession of weapons. In the video, Dzeitov claims that he was in contact with Ansar Garkkho, the head of the "Ingush Independence Committee".

The head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov confirmed the information about the injury of the deputy commander of the North group of forces, Lieutenant General Esedulla Abachev.

After new Russian strikes on facilities of the Azerbaijani energy company SOCAR located in Ukraine, calls for more decisive actions than just statements are being heard in Baku.

In the rating of Russian regions by the share of workers with salaries above the national average, the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District occupy the last places. Ingushetia (last place, 6%) and Chechnya (penultimate, 6.1%) demonstrate the lowest indicators.

As a result of a massive attack by Russian drones on the night of August 18, the oil depot of the Azerbaijani company SOCAR, located in the Odessa region of Ukraine, was seriously damaged.

Russian fighter Baysangur Susurkaev successfully fought his first fight in the UFC. As part of the preliminary card of the UFC 319 tournament in Chicago, he forced American Eric Nolan to surrender in the second round, using a choke.

A large-scale protest is planned in Armenia demanding the withdrawal of the Russian military base stationed in the city of Gyumri. This was announced by the chairman of the "For the Sake of the Republic" party Armen Babajanyan, announcing a rally on August 23.

UAE fighter of Chechen descent Khamzat Chimaev has become the new UFC middleweight champion. In the main fight of the tournament in Chicago, he defeated South African Dreekus du Plessis, winning by unanimous decision.