One person died during a night drone attack on Kyiv

During a night attack by Russians in Kyiv, a woman was killed who decided to go out onto the balcony during the attack. Another 12 people were injured, 5 of whom were hospitalized.
In Moscow, two drones hit residential buildings. Several more drones were shot down on their approach to Moscow.
Putin signed a law legalizing the deportation of Ukrainians from the occupied territories.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk warned Ukrainians living in the occupied territories that any cooperation with Russian authorities, particularly during the September elections, would lead to “big problems.”

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The Helsinki Commission has proposed sanctions against Georgian authorities responsible for using chemical weapons against protesters
Human rights
The Helsinki Commission has proposed sanctions against Georgian authorities responsible for using chemical weapons against protesters
4 December 2025

The US Helsinki Commission expressed grave concern over a BBC investigation into the use of chemical weapons by Georgia's ruling party to suppress peaceful protests last year. This was stated in a statement released by the organization's chairman and Senator Roger Wicker, co-chair Joe Wilson, and commission members Sheldon Whitehouse and Steve Cohen.

 
A Dagestani blogger was sentenced in absentia for
Human rights
A Dagestani blogger was sentenced in absentia for "fakes" about the Russian army
4 December 2025

A military court in Rostov-on-Don found Dagestani blogger Arslan Mirzayev (Ali Charinsky) guilty of disseminating false information about the Russian army and calling for terrorism. He was sentenced in absentia to eight years in a general regime penal colony and a fine of 1 million rubles.
Fourteen Ukrainian drones intercepted in Stavropol Krai
Politics
Fourteen Ukrainian drones intercepted in Stavropol Krai
4 December 2025

On the night of December 4, air defense alert forces intercepted 14 fixed-wing drones over Stavropol Krai, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
Experts have identified a probable cause for the seal deaths in Dagestan
Ecology
Experts have identified a probable cause for the seal deaths in Dagestan
4 December 2025

Scientists have hypothesized a link between the seal deaths in Dagestan and the spread of avian influenza. They believe the mass deaths, regularly observed over the past three years, may be caused by the autumn-winter migration of birds, which carry the virus.