Abkhazia
Abkhazia hands over Russian national who organised Navalny memorial to FSB
Valentin Karpin had gone missing in Abkhazia before being located in an FSB detention centre in Russia’s Sochi.
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Daily Brief
Friday, 6 March 2026
Regional * Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has expressed concern over the drone attack on Nakhchivan Airport and conveyed solidarity with Azerbaijan during a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Similarly, Georgia’s Foreign Ministry reported a phone conversation between Minister Maka Botchorishvili and her Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov. Information about the calls was also released by the Azerbaijani side, with the difference that the Azerbaijani versions exp
Abkhazia
As many as 30 drones detected in ‘unprecedented’ raid across Abkhazia
Authorities claimed there were no damages or casualties as a result of the raid.
Daily Brief
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Regional * Based on satellite imagery, Armenia’s former Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan claimed that in summer 2025, Azerbaijani troops advanced further into Armenian territory and carried out fortification works. Armenia’s Defence Minister Suren Papikyan dismissed the claims, accusing Tatoyan of ‘lying’. * Today, Azerbaijan is transporting 1,984 tonnes of diesel to Armenia. APA wrote that in addition to the diesel, 135 tonnes of fertilizer would also be transported from Russia to Armenia
2026 Iran War
Aliyev mobilises army following Iranian drone attack on Azerbaijan
Aliyev said that the stain of the attack can ‘never be erased from their disgraceful and unsightly record’.
