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20:40, 7 January 2026

A drone threat has been declared in Chechnya for the second time in a day.

A drone alert has been issued in Chechnya, but there have been no reports of flight service being suspended at Grozny Airport.

19:40, 7 January 2026

A native of Ingushetia was fined for insulting the "Russian Community"

In Nizhnevartovsk, Ingush native Adam Korigov was fined 20,000 rubles for speaking out against the "Russian Community." He also apologized to law enforcement officials.

18:43, 7 January 2026

The religious procession in the Yubileiny microdistrict attracted attention due to its small number of participants

The religious procession in Krasnodar's Yubileiny district attracted significantly fewer people than the recorded appeal against the construction of a church on the embankment.

17:48, 7 January 2026

A South Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

The funeral of Batrbeg Ostayev, killed in combat, was held in South Ossetia. At least 39 South Ossetian fighters have been killed there since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine.

16:49, 7 January 2026

Participants in the Christmas march in Tbilisi did not stop at the parliament building.

The "Alilo" procession, which collects donations for those in need, did not stop at the Georgian Parliament to receive gifts from officials, as it did a year ago.

15:38, 7 January 2026

Child athletes were poisoned at a Sochi hotel.

Child rugby players arriving for the competition were poisoned in a Sochi hotel; the prosecutor's office reported on its investigation.

14:14, 7 January 2026

Facebook* users are outraged by the harassment of an Azerbaijani family from Yekaterinburg.

Online aggression comes from radicals or anonymous provocateurs, but does not reflect the position of society as a whole, social media users believe.

12:56, 7 January 2026

A Dagestani Hajj operator has promised to return money to pilgrims.

Residents of Dagestan who purchased Hajj packages accused the Derbent-Tour company of compromising their tours. The Hajj tour operator promised to refund their money.

11:52, 7 January 2026

The Ministry of Defense reported the downing of a UAV over Chechnya.

Previously imposed restrictions on aircraft departures and arrivals have been lifted at Grozny Airport.

10:18, 7 January 2026

Human rights activists have deemed the amnesty act insufficient to resolve the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan.

The number of political prisoners pardoned in Azerbaijan has exceeded 50. However, according to human rights activists, the amnesty only affected religious political prisoners who had less than six months left on their sentences.

08:49, 7 January 2026

A combatant from Dagestan was killed in combat.

Muslim Magomedov from the Gunibsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,772 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

07:53, 7 January 2026

Drone strikes have been recorded in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

The drones were shot down in the skies over North Ossetia and the Krasnodar Territory.

06:54, 7 January 2026

Ukrainian authorities reported the use of generators from Georgia.

Since the beginning of the Russian military operation, Georgia has sent 36 industrial generators to Ukraine.

05:51, 7 January 2026

A soldier from Stavropol was killed in the SVO zone.

Alexey Chernyshev from Mikhaylovsk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 893 soldiers from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

04:49, 7 January 2026

A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Yarash Abdulvagabov from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,771 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

Volunteers remove nets from the Bugayskaya Spit. Screenshot from the "Nets, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters on January 6, 2026, https://t.me/setisitolopata/2247.

03:54, 7 January 2026

Volunteers are asking for help cleaning up the grids in Kuban.

Volunteers reported that there are several days between storms during which to remove the remaining nets from the protective barriers along the coast of Anapa and the Temryuk district. The Kuban task force also reported its participation in the net removal effort, noting that no new fuel oil spills had been recorded.

02:55, 7 January 2026

Residents of a village in Stavropol Krai have asked for the local doctor to be retained.

Residents of the village of Pravokumskoye in the Soviet District of Stavropol have appealed to the regional Minister of Health to retain their local general practitioner. They fear that after his transfer to Zelenokumsk, the doctor will be unable to see patients.

01:55, 7 January 2026

Seven people were injured in a gas explosion in Ingushetia.

A gas explosion in the village of Sagopshi injured seven people, including a child. The victims were hospitalized, and doctors described their condition as stable.

00:56, 7 January 2026

Maykop residents have refuted the administration's report on the restoration of power supply.

The Maykop administration reported that all power line faults had been resolved and power had been restored to all subscribers. Telegram users responded by listing addresses where power had been out for seven days.

23:57, 6 January 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi celebrated Christmas on Rustaveli Avenue.

Pro-European protesters celebrated Christmas together by singing the festive anthem "Alilo" and lighting candles. Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, participated in the festive event.

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