Ayna Gamzatova, adviser to the Mufti of Dagestan and his wife, has complained to Vladimir Putin about the republic’s authorities and unnamed supporters of billionaire senator Suleiman Kerimov. She claims that both have been waging a “war” for years against the republic’s Muftiate, headed by her husband, Akhmed Abdulaev. Gamzatova does not name any specific officials or individuals from the senator’s circle.

Russian air defences repelled a Ukrainian drone attack in southern Russia overnight on 14 November. In the Rostov Region, a hotel caught fire after a drone fell nearby. In the morning, drone alerts were issued in six cities and districts of Krasnodar Krai. Overnight, missile alerts were also declared in Stavropol Krai, Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia in the North Caucasus.

Georgia’s third president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has spoken out against labeling former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili a "political prisoner." In a social media post, he outlined his position while also criticizing opposition politicians who have discussed the possibility of aligning themselves with the former head of government.

The head of Dagestan, Fedor Shchukin, has stated that the republic should serve as a connecting link for digital cooperation among the Caspian littoral states.