The Rostov region again came under attack from Ukrainian drones on the night of October 30. Governor Yuriy Slyusar reported in his telegram channel this morning that about 50 UAVs were shot down over the region. According to him, the drones were destroyed in 4 districts: Verkhnedonsky, Millerovsky, Sholokhovsky and Chertkovsky. “There was no information about casualties or consequences on the ground. This will be confirmed,” added the head of the region.

In Maykop, a 16-year-old teenager drove a traffic police officer on the hood of a car for several hundred meters, trying to hide from the police. A criminal case was opened against a minor for using violence against a government official, the Investigative Committee of Adygea reported. The incident occurred on October 23. The inspectors noticed a car whose driver was grossly violating traffic rules and demanded to stop.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Dagestan, Zapir Alkhasov, appealed to the Moscow prosecutor with a request to check reports of violence against a native of the republic in the capital’s police department. According to the girl, the officers used force on her, tore off her hijab and handcuffed her to a chair. According to the Dagestan Blog telegram channel, the incident occurred in the Vykhino-Zhulebino area.

The Armenian Parliament ratified an agreement with the United States on the implementation of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project. 63 deputies voted for the document, 32 against. The project involves the creation of transport infrastructure through the Armenian Syunik region, which will allow Azerbaijan to directly communicate with its exclave Nakhchivan. The agreement was supported by the ruling Civil Contract party.

In Georgia, inspections of bars and restaurants have become more frequent, during which the migration service identifies foreigners working without permission. Detainees are asked to leave the country on their own, threatening them with prolonged detention in a detention center. Such cases in Tbilisi and Batumi are reported by the human rights platform APUS. The organization spoke with the owner of the establishment, two of whose employees—Russian citizens—were expelled from Georgia.

A brawl occurred in the National Assembly of Armenia after a verbal altercation between deputies of the ruling Civil Contract faction and the opposition Strong Armenia faction. The conflict began during the speech of deputy Taron Chakhoyan, who was interrupted by Narek Karapetyan. Chakhoyan demanded that his colleague wait for the opportunity to speak from the podium. “Don't speak from your seat! If you get the opportunity, you will speak from this podium,” he told Karapetyan.

Azerbaijan has joined the Meccan Convention on Cooperation among Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Fight against Corruption. The document was signed at the third meeting of representatives of law enforcement agencies of the organization’s countries, which was held in Baku on October 27–28, said the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev.

Russians began to choose Chechnya for travel more often: over the year the number of trips to the republic increased by 15%. This is stated in a joint study by the telecom operator MegaFon and the online booking service Ostrovok, dedicated to tourism in regions with national flavor. Tourists are attracted by ancient settlements and high-mountain villages, where they can get acquainted with the history, crafts and cuisine of the Chechen people.

Armenia does not intend to return to participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Ararat Mirzoyan on October 28, commenting on the proposal of the former Secretary General of the organization Nikolai Bordyuzha to exclude Yerevan from the association. “If other participants in this structure or the general secretariat make any statements, it is in vain.

The “Unity of Russians and Georgians” foundation will be presented in Moscow on October 28. Its founders were the former Prosecutor General of Georgia Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze and Nikolai Kartozia, and the leader of the pro-Kremlin Solidarity for Peace movement, Mamuka Pipia, was appointed chairman. The latter spoke about the creation of the organization in an interview with MIR-info.

Three Russian citizens, natives of Chechnya, who were held for several days in the transit zone of Tbilisi airport without explanation, were sent back on flights to Turkey and Italy. The conditions of detention they described may indicate a violation of Georgian legislation, a lawyer who asked not to be named told the Caucasian Knot. One of the men was sent to Turkey on the night of October 18, the other two to Milan on the same day.

The Georgian government intends to strengthen the country's position as a regional center of finance, trade and technological innovation. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced this at the second Tbilisi financial summit, which brought together about 800 participants from more than 50 countries.

The Netherlands will provide new financial assistance to search for missing persons during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. The funds will be channeled through the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), which is engaged in searching for burial sites, identifying remains and developing mechanisms for establishing the fate of missing persons. Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen announced this on October 26 in Baku, where he met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.

The commander of the special police regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov, Zamid Chalaev, promised to pay $100 thousand for information about people involved in sabotage in Chechnya. He addressed the residents of the republic after reports of a military operation in the Gudermes region. “If you feel uncomfortable if your child, brother, mother or sister suffers from an explosion or other similar incident and you experience pain, please contact us and provide information,” Chalaev urged.

Since the evening of October 26, an unmanned danger regime has been in effect in the Krasnodar Territory: from 20:23 - in Gelendzhik, Anapa, Novorossiysk, Abinsky, Krymsky and Temryuk districts, from 23:22 - in the Tuapse district, Sochi and Mostovsky district. By Tuesday morning, the situation on the Black Sea coast of Kuban had returned to normal, and operational services resumed work as usual. Amid evening alarms, restrictions were introduced at airports.