On August 18, a rally in support of Chechen nationals denied asylum by Germany took place in Bern, Switzerland. Participants feared that if returned to Russia, they could face persecution, torture, and forced re-enlistment to fight.

Ukraine thanked Azerbaijan for supplying equipment necessary for the operation of the country's energy system during the war. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported this on the social network X.

On the night of August 19, drone attacks affected several southern regions of Russia. In the Rostov Region, authorities reported the destruction of approximately 15 drones, while in Krasnodar, approximately 20 flights were delayed due to airport restrictions. In Crimea, some villages were left without power after the attack.

Russia is ready to reconsider import restrictions on Armenian agricultural products, but is first awaiting the results of sanitary inspections and a plan from Yerevan to demonstrate how Armenia intends to comply with EAEU requirements, Izvestia reported, citing Rosselkhoznadzor.

Former Georgian Prime Minister and former chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Irakli Garibashvili, who is imprisoned on corruption charges, published the extended letter he promised yesterday. In it, he claims that he was being pressured to admit to a new corruption charge in order to completely rule out his return to politics.

A woman from Chechnya, Madina Makhamashova, says her former husband has prevented her from seeing or speaking to their daughter for almost two years, despite a court ruling establishing a schedule for contact. She has publicly appealed to Aishat Kadyrova, the eldest daughter of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, for help.

Prosecutors in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of North Ossetia have asked a court to sentence Alan Adyrkhaev, chief doctor of the Pravoberezhny Central District Hospital, to four years in prison over the deaths of nine female patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case was reported by local outlet KrylyaTV, citing Sergei Bronitsky, who represents some of the victims’ families.

All regions of Russia's North Caucasus were among the country's regions where motor third-party liability insurance payouts, including insurers' operating expenses, reached or exceeded the amount of premiums collected. The most severe situation was recorded in Ingushetia, where the ratio reached 467%, according to data from the Russian Union of Motor Insurers (RUA).

A military court in southern Russia will hear the case of a 43-year-old woman from the village of Kiankiz in Stavropol Krai who is accused of publicly justifying terrorism after reacting to reports of a Ukrainian drone attack. She faces between five and seven years in prison.

Chechnya and Ingushetia have ranked among the lowest Russian regions by the share of workers earning more than the national average. In both republics, only 5.8% of employees earn above the country's average salary, according to a study by RIA Novosti.