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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.

Participants in the daily protests on New Year's Eve took to Rustaveli Avenue for the 400th day in a row. Georgia's fifth president joined the protesters.

Scientist Konstantin Kazenin has died at the age of 54. His research demonstrated a profound understanding of the processes unfolding in the North Caucasus. Kazenin loved and knew Dagestan better than many of the republic's residents, according to Dagestani journalists.

Dozens of trains have been delayed due to snowfall in Kuban, some of which have been stranded for almost 24 hours. Passengers have complained of a lack of hot food, water, and electricity.

The Asylum Review Commission in Kazakhstan refused to grant Mansur Movlaev refugee status.

Umar Muslimov, Nazhmudin Kanamatov, Khizri Murzaev, and Malik Dzhalalov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,761 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Not all of the protective embankments built in Anapa survived the storm; chunks of fuel oil washed up along with the debris on a number of beaches, the blogger noted.

The Tbilisi City Court agreed to release Eva Shashiashvili, arrested in connection with the storming of the presidential palace, on bail.

Activist Tamara Mearakishvili, who was detained on espionage charges, was deported from South Ossetia by court order and returned to Georgia. Her lawyer reported that he was not informed of her client's deportation.

25-year-old Andrei Golovkov, a mobilized soldier from the Volodarsky district, was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 667 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

The investigation into the case of Armenian-Armenian blogger Arsen Markaryan, accused of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland, has been completed.

An Armenian court has ordered pretrial detention for Hayrenik Party Secretary Khachik Galstyan. The Anti-Corruption Committee reported the arrest of eight individuals in connection with voter bribery in the Armavir region elections.

Makhachkala authorities announced plans to build a Youth Center in Leninsky Komsomol Park, a development that has been repeatedly opposed by city residents. Journalists, activists, and ordinary residents harshly criticized the officials' idea.

Former Magas Mayor Usman Aushev, accused of abuse of office, escaped prosecution after traveling to the war zone.

Oleg Shefer and Alexey Dvuzhilov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,605 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Otar Partskhaladze, arrested in absentia, is accused of organizing the murder of Levan Jangveladze, the brother of a crime boss.

Rostov Region authorities have established a compensation procedure for vehicle owners whose property was damaged as a result of drone attacks. The regulation provides for compensation of up to 500,000 rubles per damaged vehicle and up to one million rubles per destroyed vehicle.

Akhmed Abdulmanapov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,757 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

A court in Karachayevsk sentenced Maria Ogoreva to a suspended sentence, deeming her attendance at Jehovah's Witnesses* services to constitute participation in an extremist organization. The pensioner denied the charges in court.