Contractors from Ingushetia have laid 2.4 thousand km of water supply networks in the Tokmak district of the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine. This territory is under the control of the Russian Federation. In addition, Ingush specialists have restored the sewage pumping station.

The regions of the North Caucasus took the last places in the ranking of high salaries. The worst situation is in Ingushetia and Chechnya - there, 2.4 and 2.65% of the population, respectively, receive more than 100 thousand rubles per month. Such data is published by RIA Novosti.

The "Coalition for Change" called on everyone to join a 24-hour protest outside Tbilisi State University. One of the leaders of the coalition, Nika Gvaramia, announced the opposition's decision. The Unity - National Movement party also joined the protest.

The president of the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, called the protests in Sukhum a "coup d'etat". He is convinced that the way out of this situation is the following: the opposition must leave the government buildings, and new elections will be called, otherwise the republic will lose its "statehood".

17 ноября в Азербайджане отмечается государственный праздник, известный как День национального возрождения.

Georgian President Zurabishvili commented on the protests in Abkhazia, condemning Russia's actions to annex it. In addition, the Georgian leader expressed solidarity with the residents of Abkhazia, who "resist attempts to introduce Russian legislation."

Protests continue in the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia, which began due to the planned ratification of an investment agreement with Russia. On November 15, protesters in Sukhum broke into the parliament building, demanding the resignation of President Aslan Bzhania, as well as the appointment of an interim leadership and early elections.

The Central Election Commission of Georgia has approved the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26. According to the final protocol, the ruling Georgian Dream party won, receiving 53.93% of the votes and 89 mandates out of 150.

The Nalchik City Court fined Margarita Getazheeva and Timbor Takov 10 thousand rubles. In messengers, they called on the parents of conscripts to come to the rally near the building of the republic's government.

Today's hearing on the case of Volgograd student Nikita Zhuravel, who is serving time in a Chechen penal colony for burning the Koran and is accused of treason, has ended. It was held behind closed doors. For this reason, the boy's parents were unable to attend, and his lawyer Andrei Sabinin refused to comment on the progress of the criminal trial. The defense attorney only noted that Nikita's mother is suffering greatly because of what is happening to him.