The condition of the convicted ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has improved sharply, and he will be transferred from a civilian clinic to prison based on the decision and recommendation of doctors. This was announced by the head of the country's Ministry of Justice, Rati Bregadze.

A former soldier, a native of Dagestan, Askhabali Alibekov (known on YouTube as the blogger “Wild Paratrooper”) was released from a colony in the Krasnodar Territory. Since September 2022, he has been imprisoned in a criminal case for “discrediting” the Russian army.

The Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced Zainulla Abdullaev to three and a half years probation on charges of participating in a recognized extremist movement of “citizens of the USSR.”

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky thanked Azerbaijan for its assistance in the energy sector. The day before, Azerbaijan sent Ukraine another batch of humanitarian aid worth $7.6 million.

Ramzan Kadyrov awarded his nephew and advisor-assistant, 26-year-old Khamzat Kadyrov, the title “Hero of Chechnya.” Previously, he received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, from the President of the Russian Federation.

On the night of November 9 in the city of Argun, machine gun fire was heard in the area of Novaya and Zheleznodorozhnaya streets. Local residents did not pay much attention to the sounds of gunfire, since this often happens after dusk, but the events that unfolded further led to numerous civilian casualties.

Adam Kadyrov, together with his brothers Akhmat and Eli, received another award. This time - the highest order of the Chechen parliament “Daimekhkan Siy” (“Honor of the Fatherland”). The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov himself, stated that his sons “are a shining example for the younger generation” and “the real pride of our people”.

Crimean Tatar Remzi Memetov, sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison and serving time in a Stavropol colony, suffers from high blood pressure. He is constantly dizzy and his right eye moves poorly, the political prisoner’s wife said.

Every year, since 2009, November 9 is celebrated as National Flag Day in Azerbaijan. The country's current tricolor flag was first approved on November 9, 1918 by the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR).

Residents of Tbilisi gathered at the presidential residence to demonstrate Georgia's desire for European integration. The country's President Salome Zurabishvili signed a document accepting recommendations for obtaining EU candidate status.