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Rustavi Azot employees, who are on strike for five days demanding higher wages and better working conditions, have asked the Georgian government for support. Employees reported that management demanded they resume work and attempted to intimidate the strikers.

Thirty-three million rubles were discovered in the accounts of the wife of Ruslan Gamzatov, head of the Botlikh District. The official's explanation that the money belonged to his businessman relative was not satisfactory to the court, which seized the funds. The Supreme Court of Dagestan upheld the decision.

Power outages, low wages, and daily household problems are worrying Chechen residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot." While federal media outlets are interested in information about Adam Kadyrov's traffic accident and his health, ordinary Chechen residents remain indifferent to these topics, they said.

Three new fuel oil spills and the discovery of "old" fuel oil at 14 locations along the coast of Anapa and the Temryuk district were reported over the past month. Volunteers reported cleaning up all the sites.

Bibolat Nurgishiev, Vladislav Kurbanov, and Salim Radzhabov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,794 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Twenty-five railcars carrying Russian grain transited Azerbaijan to Armenia. A total of 285 railcars carrying 19,900 tons of grain have already been sent from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan.

Security forces in North Ossetia have detained Alan Kusrayev, who resigned as Minister of Agriculture four days ago.

Telegram users reacted emotionally to the destruction of the cladding on the monument to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War. Commenters found the Nalchik mayor's office's explanation unconvincing.

Vladislav Butenko, Faridun Tokhirov, Ivan Glukhov, and Yuri Chernenko were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,657 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Three of the five cable cars at the Elbrus resort have been shut down due to strong winds, and skiing on one of the ski slopes has also been prohibited.

Investigators have concluded that Nalchik authorities were negligent in allowing the partial destruction of a monument to veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The memorial's cladding was damaged by the cold, and restoration work will be carried out after the winter, the mayor's office stated.

The son of opposition party leader Eka Beselia was detained in Tbilisi for disobeying police. After his arrest, the young man was subjected to physical violence, Beselia stated.

The military shot down one drone in the Astrakhan region, which became the only region in southern Russia where a drone attack was recorded last night.

The Adygea District Court has received a lawsuit from law enforcement officials demanding administrative supervision of Dagestani native Askhabali Alibekov following his release from prison. The blogger risks restrictions on travel and attendance at public events.

Exit from North Ossetia via the Transcaucasian Highway and the Georgian Military Highway is prohibited for heavy vehicles due to deteriorating weather conditions.

Artem Bocharov from the Yelansky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,653 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

Bakhram Murtazaliev from Chechnya lost to Briton Josh Kelly and was stripped of the IBF world champion title he won in 2024.

A court in Krasnodar has seized the assets of businessman Vigen Sarkisyan, worth over six billion rubles, from the state.

Participants in an online discussion about the situation in the Krasnodar Krai tourism industry noted a decline in demand for vacations and declared a crisis in domestic tourism in the country as a whole.

A court in Novorossiysk has seized assets worth 170 million rubles belonging to Dmitry Taksidi, the former deputy head of the Defense Ministry's military construction complex construction department, who is accused of bribery and abuse of power.