According to the order of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, December 26 has been declared a Day of Mourning in memory of the victims of the AZAL plane crash.

On the skin of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed this morning in Kazakhstan, traces resembling damage from missile strike elements are visible. Video confirmation of this version was posted by Fighterbomber, a blogger associated with the Russian Aerospace Forces, on his Telegram channel. In the video, damage is clearly visible on the skin of the surviving tail section of the plane.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has suspended flights on the Baku-Grozny-Baku and Baku-Makhachkala-Baku routes until the investigation into the crash of the Embraer aircraft in Kazakhstan is completed. This was stated in a statement by the airline. It is also reported that flights to other destinations are carried out according to the regular schedule.

The Magas District Court extended Usman Aushev's detention by two months. The former mayor of Ingushetia has been in pretrial detention for four months already.

A criminal case against natives of Chechnya Rasul Koshmanbetov and Arslan Taushev has been filed with the Southern District Military Court. They are accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers during the second Russian-Chechen war. The defendants have reported torture and falsification of the case.

The Investigative Department of Makhachkala has completed the investigation into the criminal case into the murder of 21-year-old MMA fighter Magomed Mutayev. The materials have been sent to court for approval of the indictment.

Two children from Chechnya were on board the plane that was flying from Baku to Grozny. One of them was hospitalized, the fate of the second is still unknown.

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.