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13:06, 1 January 2026

About 43,000 residents of Kuban were left without power due to snowfall.

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

09:12, 1 January 2026

Eight settlements in the Krasnodar region were left without power.

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.

08:00, 1 January 2026

Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in the SVO zone.

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.

06:34, 1 January 2026

Zurab Japaridze announced his intention to pay bail in the sabotage case.

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.

05:14, 1 January 2026

Magomed Magomedov has been placed under house arrest in connection with the theft 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.

04:17, 1 January 2026

A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in a military operation.

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.

03:20, 1 January 2026

Analysts debate the reasons for the persecution of the Batalhajins.

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.

02:31, 1 January 2026

Authorities have acknowledged that at least 8,400 fighters from southern Russia were killed in the SVO zone.

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.

An arrested teenager. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT.

01:29, 1 January 2026

During the week from December 22 to 28, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia.

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.

Denis Dzhalaganiya. Screenshot from the VKontakte channel "Alliance of Animal Defenders - Krasnodar," https://vk.com/wall-158274427_10319?z=photo-158274427_457243222%2Fwall-158274427_10319.

00:54, 1 January 2026

A Kuban animal rights activist faced threats before the New Year.

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.

23:52, 31 December 2025

Protesters took to Rustaveli Avenue on New Year's Eve.

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.

Konstantin Kazenin. Screenshot of a photo from Ramazan Radzhabov's Telegram channel, December 31, 2025, https://t.me/radzhabof/717.

23:25, 31 December 2025

Dagestani journalists emphasized the importance of Kazenin's research

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.

A locomotive on snowy tracks. Photo screenshot: https://t.me/adm_gorkluch/44267

21:55, 31 December 2025

Passengers complained about the lack of food and water on trains stranded in Kuban.

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.

Mansur Movlaev. Screenshot from https://www.instagram.com/p/DQjHlKJDCEh/ (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).

20:55, 31 December 2025

Kazakhstan denied asylum to Mansur Movlaev

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

19:55, 31 December 2025

Four fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation.

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.

Beach in Anapa. January 31, 2025. Photo: https://t.me/makovozovy/51490

18:55, 31 December 2025

Fuel oil emissions were discovered on the beaches of Anapa after the storm.

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.

Eva Shashiashvili. Photo: https://www.interpressnews.ge/

17:55, 31 December 2025

The court released Eva Shashiashvili on bail.

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

Tamara Mearakishvili. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3019278041557953&set=pb.100004273600628.-2207520000&type=3 belongs to the Meta company, whose activities are banned in Russia.

16:56, 31 December 2025

Mearakishvili was expelled from South Ossetia to Georgia.

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.

Andrey Golovkov. Photo: https://t.me/regionvol/11708

15:56, 31 December 2025

A mobilized soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in a military operation.

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.

Arsen Markaryan. Photo: https://memorialcenter.org/

14:56, 31 December 2025

Blogger Markaryan's case has been sent to court.

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.

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