Sochi and the federal territory of Sirius were hit by a massive drone attack on the night of September 4. A fire broke out at an oil depot, and windows in several residential buildings and other structures were damaged. Preliminary reports indicate no injuries.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced a 42-year-old resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, who is on the international wanted list, in absentia. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison on terrorism charges.

A three-day vigil in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on School No. 1 ended in Beslan on Wednesday. The commemorations began on September 1, the anniversary of the school siege, and concluded on September 3, marking the anniversary of the operation to free the hostages. The main events were held at the former school building and at the City of Angels memorial cemetery. At 1:05 p.m. — the time when the first explosions tore through the school’s gymnasium 22 years ago — a minute of silence was observed.

Two residents of occupied Crimea—26-year-old Enver Chaush and 23-year-old Muslim Mambetov—were held incommunicado in Simferopol Pretrial Detention Center No. 2 for over 20 months, according to Eskender Bariyev, head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office intends to question former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and other public figures as part of the investigation into the death of human rights activist Lazar Jorbenadze. The office states that investigative actions have confirmed the death was suicide.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Yerevan would not object to the withdrawal of the Russian military base from the country if Moscow made such a decision. He made this statement on September 3 at a briefing with journalists following a government meeting.

On the night of September 3, the Rostov Region, along with other Russian regions, was hit by drone attacks. According to Governor Yuri Slyusar, Russian air defense forces destroyed approximately 20 UAVs in Taganrog and seven other districts: Chertkovsky, Neklinovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Millerovsky, Sholokhovsky, Kasharsky, and Azovsky.

The Council of the European Union supported the temporary waiver of some import duties on goods from Armenia. The preferential regime, designed for two years, is intended to help Yerevan mitigate the impact of trade restrictions imposed by Russia while simultaneously expanding economic ties with the EU.

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili commented on a new open letter from former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, published on September 1. 

Грузия вошла в двадцатку самых привлекательных направлений для путешествий в сентябре по версии британского независимого туристического журнала Wanderlust Magazine. Страна оказалась на шестой позиции подборки, опубликованной изданием.