Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has threatened the country's president with prison. He warned that if Salome Zurabishvili does not vacate her residence by December 29, it will be considered a criminal offense.

Georgian citizen Badri Kvaratskhelia was killed in battles in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. He fought on the Ukrainian side as part of the Georgian Legion.

The collapse of the energy system has disrupted the normal functioning of life support facilities and the economy of Abkhazia. It may face a humanitarian disaster. This was stated by Acting President Badra Gunba.

Crimean Tatar imam Raif Fevziev, who was sentenced to 17 years, was transferred from pretrial detention center No. 3 in Novocherkassk (Rostov region). His relatives do not know which prison he is to be taken to.

A large-scale protest action will take place in several cities of Georgia at 15:00 on December 28, the SOVA Telegram channel reports. The demonstrators will form a human chain - the so-called "chain of unity".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Nariman Dzhelal (Dzhelyalov) as Ambassador to Turkey. The Ukrainian leader wrote about this on his Telegram channel.

The Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) rejected the criticism leveled at the country's authorities in the European Parliament resolution. It concerned repressions against journalists and activists.

At a meeting with Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, the Georgian government once again confirmed its openness to discussing the law on foreign agents. This was stated by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

More than 70 representatives of the independent press have been attacked while covering protests in Georgia, some of them repeatedly. Cases of beatings, the use of water cannons and tear gas, obstruction of work, insults and damage to property, arrests, etc. have been recorded, according to a report by the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the EU to put pressure on the Georgian government at a meeting of the European Council in Brussels. According to him, "the Russian-controlled mafia in Georgia is working to drag the country under Putin's influence and distract it from the European path," and the EU's task is to "put pressure on the pro-Russian Georgian government."