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02:27, 8 January 2026

Nalchik City Hall promised residents to preserve the alley.

Officials promised that the green space on Karashayeva Street, where more than 30 coniferous trees were cut down, would be restored. After meeting with residents, they decided against widening the roadway.

01:00, 8 January 2026

Private homes damaged during drone attacks in Volgograd Oblast

At least two private homes were damaged in a drone attack in the Kalachevsky District of the Volgograd Region. Volgograd Airport is temporarily suspended.

00:02, 8 January 2026

Volunteers discovered new fuel oil emissions and debris at Cape Tuzla.

In the Tuzla area, there is a large amount of discarded garbage, as well as old and new fuel oil emissions, reported volunteers from the Dolphins headquarters.

23:40, 7 January 2026

The Supreme Court upheld the ruling in the assassination attempt on Fazil Mustafa.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan rejected the cassation appeal of Rashad Akhmedov, accused of attempting to assassinate MP Fazil Mustafa, and upheld the appellate court's sentence of 19 years in prison.

Residents of Kaspiysk complained about problems with garbage collection. Screenshot from "Voice of Dagestan" photo from January 6, 2026, https://www.instagram.com/p/DTKcn-9jPdn/ (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).

23:20, 7 January 2026

The authorities' excuses for the failure to remove garbage have left Caspian residents perplexed.

A Kaspiysk administration representative stated that waste removal is delayed due to the condition of the landfill and the road. Social media users stated that the road had been in this condition before, demanding that the authorities organize solid municipal waste removal and provide a sufficient number of containers.

22:20, 7 January 2026

Kadyrov accused Zelensky of trying to kidnap him with the help of others.

In response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal to the American authorities to kidnap Ramzan Kadyrov to increase pressure on Russia, the head of Chechnya stated that Zelenskyy wants to achieve his goals through proxy means.

21:30, 7 January 2026

Pro-European integration protests in Tbilisi have continued for 406 consecutive days.

Supporters of European integration in Tbilisi held a protest for the 406th day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners. Relatives of the political prisoners stated that these "prisoners of conscience" do not need pardoning.

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.

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