The explosion in the Alania Mall shopping center in Vladikavkaz this morning occurred as a result of a drone crash. This was reported by the head of North Ossetia, Sergei Menyailo, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. According to the department, drones attacked North Ossetia, Ingushetia, and Chechnya on the morning of December 25.

At least 10 Russians survived the crash of the plane in Kazakhstan, flying from Baku to Grozny. Both pilots died.

A fire broke out in the Alania Mall shopping center in Vladikavkaz. The cause was a domestic gas explosion. Nine people were injured, one person died.

A few kilometers from Aktau in southwestern Kazakhstan, a plane crashed flying from Baku to Grozny. The preliminary cause of the crash is a collision with birds and a steering failure. Due to fog, the Azerbaijan Airlines flight was diverted to Makhachkala, and then to Aktau.

The Secretary General of the "Georgian Dream" party Kakha Kaladze said that the authorities of his country have not deviated from the European path. According to him, the ruling party is the force that "brought our country closer to Europe more than anyone else."

The Supreme Court of Crimea upheld the decision to fine lawyer Rustem Kyamilev 50 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The reason was his repost of a press conference of politician Grigory Yavlinsky back in 2017 calling for Russia to stop participating in the civil war in Syria, which was regarded as discrediting the Russian army.

During today's court hearing, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed his fellow citizens and the international community via video link. He stated that the protests in Georgia should intensify and develop into much more powerful pressure on the ruling Georgian Dream.

After a telephone conversation with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the best way out of the current situation in the country is to hold repeat parliamentary elections in compliance with OSCE recommendations.

The Russian government has banned cryptocurrency mining in the republics of the North Caucasus since 2025. The list includes Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia and Chechnya.

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Russia has withdrawn a fatwa allowing polygamy. This decision was made after the Prosecutor General's Office submitted a corresponding submission. This was reported by the chairman of the council of ulemas (scholars and theologians) Shamil Alyautdinov.