Georgian authorities have denied international protection to 17 Ukrainian citizens who have spent nearly a year in the basement of the Dariali border crossing point (Upper Lars) on the Georgia–Russia border. Once the decisions take legal effect, they could be deported at any moment.

It is the authorities of Ingushetia—not local residents—who bear responsibility for the ongoing sewage pollution of the Sunzha River. This conclusion was reached by the Prosecutor’s Office, which, for the first time, detailed the history of the long-standing dispute.

Armenia’s government will resign on August 2, the day the newly elected parliament holds its first sitting, in accordance with the country’s constitution. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday’s cabinet meeting had been the last for the government in its current composition.