Ramzan Kadyrov awarded his nephew and advisor-assistant, 26-year-old Khamzat Kadyrov, the title “Hero of Chechnya.” Previously, he received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, from the President of the Russian Federation.

On the night of November 9 in the city of Argun, machine gun fire was heard in the area of Novaya and Zheleznodorozhnaya streets. Local residents did not pay much attention to the sounds of gunfire, since this often happens after dusk, but the events that unfolded further led to numerous civilian casualties.

Adam Kadyrov, together with his brothers Akhmat and Eli, received another award. This time - the highest order of the Chechen parliament “Daimekhkan Siy” (“Honor of the Fatherland”). The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov himself, stated that his sons “are a shining example for the younger generation” and “the real pride of our people”.

Crimean Tatar Remzi Memetov, sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison and serving time in a Stavropol colony, suffers from high blood pressure. He is constantly dizzy and his right eye moves poorly, the political prisoner’s wife said.

Every year, since 2009, November 9 is celebrated as National Flag Day in Azerbaijan. The country's current tricolor flag was first approved on November 9, 1918 by the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR).

Residents of Tbilisi gathered at the presidential residence to demonstrate Georgia's desire for European integration. The country's President Salome Zurabishvili signed a document accepting recommendations for obtaining EU candidate status.

According to officially unconfirmed data, a court in Makhachkala remanded Patimat Sharudinova, suspected of participating in the pogrom at Makhachkala airport, in custody until the end of December. She is charged with participation in mass riots (Article 212 Part 2 of the Criminal Code - up to 8 years in prison).

The European Commission has published a report on Georgia’s implementation of 12 recommendations necessary to continue European integration and join the European Union. Based on the conclusion, on December 14-15, the European Council will make a final decision on granting Georgia status.

Deputy head of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs Rufat Ismailov, whose detention became known last Tuesday, was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Basmanny Court of Moscow, which on November 8 will consider the petition for the arrest of the deputy minister.

On the night of November 8, six families were robbed in the village of Mayrtup. The criminals arrived in the village in several ZhZ-452 (“tabletka”) cars. Everyone was dressed in camouflage uniforms. Bursting into the houses of civilians, they demanded gold and money in pure Russian. That evening there was no light in the village for unknown reasons, and this played into the hands of the robbers.