Presenting Ilham Aliyev with the certificate of Honorary Citizen of Irpen, Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Yuriy Gusev thanked the President of Azerbaijan and the country for their support of Ukraine and assistance in the city's restoration.

According to Circassian activists, Syrian Circassian Nurdin (Najmuddin) Karaf may have been forcibly conscripted into the Russian army and died after being tortured in a mobilization camp. His family was previously informed of his death, but his body was allegedly not returned to them. The International Circassian Committee announced this on August 11.

34-year-old Islam Makhachev, a native of Dagestan, Lak by nationality and UFC welterweight champion, defeated Irishman Ian Machado Gary at UFC 330 in Philadelphia. The fight at the Xfinity Mobile Arena lasted all five rounds.

Shamil Akhaev, a 44-year-old lawyer who had lost contact on August 10, has been found dead. Media outlets and online groups tracking the search reported the news on August 15. His body was discovered in a wooded area.