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Authorities reported on the ongoing power restoration efforts, noting that at least 16,000 people remain without power. Telegram users reported that some towns and districts in Maykop have been without power since December 30.

Residents of buildings on Kulieva Street in Nalchik are seeking a ban on the construction of a high-rise building in their courtyard adjacent to their homes. They appealed to the head of the republic, noting that they have been unable to get an appointment with him for seven years.

Sergei Litvinov, Viktor Marmer, Evgeny Rakov, Roman Zubov, and Vyacheslav Kongar from the Tuapse District were killed in action. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 821 soldiers from the Krasnodar Krai as killed.

Due to Mearakishvili's deportation, the criminal case against her should be dropped, but no documents on this matter have yet been filed, her lawyer said. The activist herself stated that she has not yet decided whether to appeal the court's decision, but wants to return to her homeland, as her entire life is tied to it.

Nearly a thousand vehicles are awaiting inspection on the Taman side, and over 600 on the Kerch side. Drivers have complained of long waits.

In a video with the Minister of National Policy, Ramzan Kadyrov declared his "fighting spirit" and accused "Satanists"* of spreading the news of his emergency hospitalization.

The Georgian Orthodox Church has appealed to the authorities three times to pardon protesters convicted of minor offenses. All these requests have gone unanswered, a Patriarchate spokesperson stated.

Trains from Rostov-on-Don, Vladikavkaz and Moscow arrived in Adler and the Imeretinsky resort with delays of up to 19 hours.

Ferman Bayramov from the Rutul district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have released the names of at least 1,767 Dagestani combatants killed there.

The North Caucasus Railway reported that transportation infrastructure in the Krasnodar Krai, disrupted by heavy snowfall, has been restored. Throughout January 2, trains in the Kuban region experienced long stops and delays.

Baatr Akayev and Sergei Kravchenko from the Iki-Burulsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 207 Kalmykian servicemen killed there.

Salsk and three districts of the Rostov region were attacked by drones, and several private homes in the village of Semeno-Kamyshenskaya were damaged.

The drone threat that was active overnight in the North Caucasus has been cancelled, the Dagestan branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations announced. Regional authorities have not reported the results of the air defense operation.

Detained Azerbaijani citizen Ramil Mensimov is wanted by Interpol and is accused of embezzlement.

Heavy snowfall left residents of more than 50 villages in six regions of Armenia without power. Two power transmission towers also collapsed in the Lori region.

The Rosa Khutor, Gazprom Polyana, and Krasnaya Polyana ski resorts have merged their ski areas and become accessible with the introduction of a single ski pass.

In the Buinaksk district, a rockfall caused a gas pipeline failure, leaving two villages without gas. Despite poor weather conditions and the night before, workers restored gas service to the villagers.

A drone attack alert was issued tonight in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and North Ossetia.

Oleg Bulyusin, Alexander Vikulov, and Akhat Temurbekov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 672 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

The "Net, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters cleared nets torn from protective embankments by strong waves. Volunteers explained that they had tried to remove the nets before the storm to prevent them from being washed out to sea, but lamented their inability to remove the nets preemptively as the storm approached.