The authorities of Karachay-Cherkessia allocated 50.6 million rubles for the repair of the memorial complex to the victims of repression of the Karachay people in the city of Karachayevsk. According to the state procurement website, funding will come from the regional budget, and the completion of the work is scheduled for December 1, 2025.

A resident of Sevastopol, 40-year-old Alexey Rodin, reported an illegal detention and the use of violence by security forces. According to him, law enforcement officers broke into his house, accusing him of publishing a comment on Telegram approving the attack on police officers in Dagestan on June 23, 2024.

14 parties have already registered with the Central Election Commission of Georgia to participate in the local government elections scheduled for October 4, 2025. These are Georgian Dream, Lelo - Strong Georgia, Gakharia - For Georgia, Girchi, Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, Conservatives for Georgia, Fatherland, Language, Faith, People's Power, Georgia, Left Alliance, Unity of Georgians, Green Party, Our United Georgia, Free Georgia.

The leaders of different countries have responded to the peace agreement signed as a result of the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Washington. The mediation of US President Donald Trump was given a separate positive assessment.

A Russian drone strike on an oil depot of the Azerbaijani state-owned company SOCAR in the Odessa region of Ukraine caused a fire and damaged a diesel fuel pipeline. Four employees were seriously injured and hospitalized.

Under the mediation of US President Donald Trump, a meeting was held between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. As a result, a peace declaration was signed. Trump expressed hope for long-term reconciliation between the countries, noting that they had been in a state of conflict for 35 years.

In connection with the 17th anniversary of the August war, the Georgian Foreign Ministry issued a statement. It emphasizes that Russia "continues to violate international law by refusing to withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia" and fulfill other obligations under the ceasefire agreement.

Ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev scheduled for August 8, Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed serious concerns about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that Georgia is not considering the possibility of signing a non-aggression pact with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He stressed that Tbilisi does not intend to negotiate with Sukhum and Tskhinvali and recognize their independence. Kobakhidze reaffirmed Georgia's commitment to a peaceful path to restoring territorial integrity.

Previously imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli called on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to intervene in the situation surrounding Bahruz Samedov. This Azerbaijani activist was sentenced to 15 years in prison in his home country on charges of spying for Armenia.