On the night of December 4, air defense alert forces intercepted 14 fixed-wing drones over Stavropol Krai, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Georgia does not intend to restore diplomatic relations with Russia until Abkhazia and South Ossetia are deoccupied. This was stated by Nikoloz Samkharadze, head of the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, who emphasized that a return to normal relations is only possible after the withdrawal of Russian troops from these territories and Russia's recognition of Georgia's territorial integrity.

Turkey is considering opening its land border with Armenia within the next six months, which could be a significant step toward normalizing relations in the region.

Russian-Georgian relations remain at a standstill, despite Moscow's formal statements of readiness to discuss contentious issues. Izvestia reports that the Russian Foreign Ministry believes that key disagreements between the two countries remain unresolved.

Local residents of Chechnya captured video of the explosion in Gudermes that occurred on the night of December 2. The likely target of the drone attack was the Gudermes District Police Department building.

The Russian tanker MIDVOLGA 2, heading to Georgia with a shipment of sunflower oil, was attacked off the coast of Turkey, the country's General Directorate of Maritime Affairs reported. This is the third time in the past four days that Russian vessels have been attacked by naval drones near the Turkish coast.

The FSB building in the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya was damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack. There was no official comment, but the Ministry of Defense reported the downing of four UAVs over Chechen territory.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has published a report alleging that Georgian authorities used chemical weapons during the suppression of pro-European protests in Tbilisi in 2024. The chemical weapon in question is bromobenzyl cyanide, a chemical warfare agent dating back to World War I, also known as "kamit."

The political situation in Azerbaijan is deteriorating following the arrest of Ali Karimli, the leader of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). A Baku court ordered his pretrial detention for two and a half months on charges of attempting to violently seize power.

Following the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines civilian jet, Baku expects Moscow to fulfill a number of key conditions to restore normal relations between the countries. This was stated by Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev in an interview with EU Today.