Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Abkhazian leader Badra Gunba on Victory and Independence Day.

Lana Estemirova—daughter of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, who was murdered in 2009—presented the Russian edition of her book, *Please, Live!*, in Prague. In an interview with DW, she discussed the situation in Chechnya, the plight of its residents, and the possibility of a change in power.

Yerevan has appealed to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) to review restrictions imposed by Moscow on the supply of Armenian products to EAEU countries. This was announced by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has denied the opposition United National Movement (UNM) party permission to hold a rally in Rike Park on October 1. Irakli Pavlenishvili, chairman of the party’s governing council, announced the decision.

Azerbaijani representative remained in the General Assembly hall during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations, while dozens of delegations, including Türkiye’s, walked out. The move triggered a wave of criticism of Baku in Türkiye — ranging from accusations of insufficient solidarity with Ankara to outright accusations of “betrayal”. Azerbaijan, meanwhile, says “unfounded and biased claims” are being circulated against relations between the two countries.

At least 63 relatives of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have flown abroad on business jets at least once. This conclusion was reached by the investigative outlet *Proekt* as part of its "Fellow Travelers" investigation. By comparison, the outlet identified 16 such passengers each in the families of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov.

Today, September 27, marks six years since the start of the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 10, 2020, the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia signed a trilateral statement, bringing hostilities to an end.

On the 33rd anniversary of the capture of Sukhumi by Abkhaz forces, the embassies of the United States, Germany, France, and Sweden in Tbilisi issued statements supporting Georgia's territorial integrity.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Azerbaijan to ensure that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has regular access to Armenian detainees. The call followed an appeal by Ruben Vardanyan, the former state minister of Nagorno-Karabakh. HRW stressed that it had not independently verified the information he provided.

Russia has resumed natural gas supplies to Armenia via the North Caucasus–Transcaucasia trunk pipeline. Gazprom Armenia announced the resumption.