Muslim Murdiyev, a 14-year-old Chechen resident of Moscow, was sentenced to one year and 11 months in prison for hooliganism. The prosecution insisted on a two-year sentence, while the defense intends to appeal the verdict.

Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy compared the situations in Moldova and Georgia. Noting the success of pro-European forces in the parliamentary elections in Moldova as evidence of the failure of Russian destabilization attempts, he expressed concern about Georgia's future.

Access to materials on Soviet repressed persons stored in the State Archives of the Administrative Bodies of the Sverdlovsk Region and other regions has been significantly restricted. According to Ural researcher Oleg Novoselov, the archive now provides this information exclusively to relatives of the victims.

Mortgage affordability in the North Caucasus remains low. A rating compiled by RIA Novosti shows that less than 10% of families in most regions of the North Caucasus Federal District can afford a mortgage to purchase a 60 square meter apartment.

A rally in support of German Ambassador Peter Fischer, dubbed the "Georgian-German Friendship March," took place in Tbilisi. Participants, starting from the German Embassy, ​​concluded at the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue.

Georgia's fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili, congratulated Moldovan President Maia Sandu on her party's victory in the parliamentary elections held on September 28.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that even if Armenia is not admitted to the EU after meeting European standards, this in itself will be a significant achievement, making the country modern and progressive.

Mansur Gneev, a Muslim blogger from the Krasnodar Krai, remains unavailable for contact with his family after his arrest on September 23. He was reportedly beaten during a search, and suffered health problems in pretrial detention, possibly with an eye injury. Gneev's wife doubts the veracity of the report about his phone call to his family.

The Georgian government plans to file a lawsuit in October with the Constitutional Court seeking to ban the United National Movement (UNM) party, founded by Mikheil Saakashvili.

On September 27, Azerbaijan observed a nationwide minute of silence in memory of the heroes who fell in the Patriotic War for the restoration of the country's territorial integrity. Five years ago, on September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan launched the "Iron Fist" counteroffensive in response to Armenian armed forces on the front lines.