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.

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.