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The protest in Tbilisi, where participants are demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners, entered its 400th day. The protesters appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office to change the pretrial detention of 61-year-old Zurab Menteshashvili, who was remanded in custody for repeatedly blocking a road.

Kazakh authorities should not extradite Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia, as he faces persecution in his home country and a possible threat to his life, social media users stated.

Residents of the Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai are being asked to move to temporary shelters due to a massive power outage, and a state of emergency has been declared in the district. Residents are outraged by the authorities' failure to promptly respond to a heavy snowfall forecast, organize water delivery, and clear roads.

230 million rubles are needed to treat a boy from the Suleiman-Stalsky district with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 70 million were raised in six months, and another 160 million were collected in five days.

Adunapi Gazimagomedov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,764 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Aslan Fardzinov was killed in combat. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 178 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia as killed.

The Federal Passenger Company and the Kuban regional emergency response headquarters reported thousands of food packages provided to passengers on stranded trains before the New Year. Passengers were forced to celebrate the New Year in the cold and with inoperative restrooms. Not everyone received the promised food, and they had to wait over a day for the train to depart, passengers complained on social media.

Ingush authorities are ignoring Sunzha residents' requests to build a sports and fitness center on a vacant lot in the city center. They have asked the Russian Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District to intervene.

On the night of January 1, water, heat, and mobile phone service were again cut off in the city of Kotovo in the Volgograd region. Dispatch services and city administration staff did not answer residents' phone calls.

Sergei Perevertailov was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 822 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as dead.

Emergency shutdowns also affected several railway stations in the Krasnodar region, leading to delays for approximately 50 trains.

District Head Sergei Boyko reported that snowdrifts and debris in Tuapse villages are hampering power workers' efforts. He has requested assistance from the region to clear roads and additional crews.

Akif Alipashayev and Galim Pashayev were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,763 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Coalition for Change leader Zurab Japaridze intends to post bail of 30,000 lari (approximately $11,000), which was set as a preventive measure in the "sabotage" case.

Magomed Magomedov, former general director of the republican information agency "Dagestan," who was taken into custody on suspicion of embezzling budget funds, has been placed under house arrest.

Azamat Bichekuev from the Elbrus district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly acknowledged at least 359 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been killed there.

The persecution of the Batalkhadzhins is linked to the presence of armed groups within their structure and their high mobilization capacity, according to a Caucasus expert. The reasons for the persecution are political, another analyst pointed out.

Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, according to reports from the authorities and security forces, at least 4,051 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,049 from the Southern Federal District have been killed.

During the week of December 22–28, 2025, no casualties were recorded in armed or terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. These are the results of the Caucasian Knot's calculations, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

An hour and a half before New Year's, an unknown person reported a car bomb threat to Tikhoretsk animal rights activist Denis Dzhalaganiya. The animal rights activist contacted the police, who found no explosive device.