In Tbilisi, the participants of the New Year's protest dispersed only at dawn, picking up the trash behind them. Local publications note that there was a "sea of ​​people" on Rustaveli Avenue, and many came with children. Thousands of Georgians celebrated 2025 at a phenomenally long table, which they set themselves with food brought from home. Those gathered spoke inspiring toasts, sang and danced.

The departure and reception of planes at the airport of the capital of Dagestan is temporarily suspended. The "Carpet" mode has been introduced due to the threat of drone attacks.

Russia will continue to support Abkhazia, allocating 5.2 billion rubles in 2025. This was reported by acting Minister of Finance of the unrecognized republic, Vladimir Delba.

In 2025, Russia is ready to do everything possible to establish peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russian Ambassador to Yerevan Sergey Kopyrkin stated this in his New Year's greetings.

An unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down over the Shalkha training ground near Vladikavkaz, there were no casualties or damage. This was reported by the head of North Ossetia, Serhiy Menyailo.

The sixth president of Georgia, Mikhail Kavelashvili, who took office on Sunday, today spoke at the annual ambassadorial meeting of the heads of Georgian diplomatic missions abroad "Posly-2024". In his address, he stated that Georgia will continue the process of European integration.

Azerbaijan has tightened migration rules for Russian citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in the Russian Federation. According to the government resolution published on December 29, the maximum period of their visa-free stay in the country is now 90 days a year. The new conditions will enter into force in 2025.

The American business newspaper The Wall Street Journal in its analytical article made conclusions about the weakening of Russian influence in the South Caucasus after the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war. According to the mass media, this is evidenced by the statements of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with demands and criticism of Moscow in the context of the plane crash that occurred on December 25.

Immediately after his inauguration, the new president of Georgia, the nominee of the Georgian Dream party, Mikheil Kavelashvili, signed all the laws adopted in November by the parliament it formed. This was reported by the Georgian service of Radio Liberty.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that the AZAL plane that crashed in Kazakhstan was damaged "due to shelling from the ground." According to him, the tail section of the plane was severely damaged as a result of gunfire.