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December 12, 2025 13:20

• Four airports in southern Russia have been closed due to security threats

  The airports of Grozny, Magas, Vladikavkaz, and Makhachkala are closed due to the threat of drone attacks. Six flights are delayed at Makhachkala Airport, and one at Vladikavkaz Airport.

December 12, 2025 12:20

• Pashinyan's position on returning to Karabakh coincided with the opinion of Azerbaijani social media users

  Azerbaijani social media users, commenting on the Karabakh parliamentarians' statement about fighting to return to their homeland, called it unrealistic. The Armenian Prime Minister expressed a similar opinion, also suggesting that Baku close the issue of Western Azerbaijan.

December 12, 2025 05:00

• The second warning system test in three days was conducted in Chechnya

  Amid the increasing frequency of drone attacks, Chechen authorities organized at least two tests of emergency sirens within three days. Another test was previously scheduled for late December.

December 12, 2025 03:47

• Karabakh military personnel denied charges in a Baku court

  Eight defendants in the case against the military-political leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh made their final statements before a Baku court. All pleaded not guilty to the war crimes charged against them.

December 12, 2025 02:49

• Volgograd and Sochi airports are closed to aircraft

  Rosaviatsiya temporarily closed the airports in Sochi and Volgograd to flights. Shortly after the flight ban, the mayor of Sochi announced the lifting of the drone alert, although residents had previously heard a series of explosions.

December 12, 2025 00:54

• An Abkhaz court has announced its verdict in the murder case of Kemal Ardzinba

  The Supreme Court of Abkhazia sentenced the son of the republic's former deputy defense minister, Batal Pilia, to a lengthy prison term, finding him guilty of murdering the nephew of the first president. 

December 11, 2025 18:16

• Gravel mining in Liakhva threatens South Ossetia's ecosystem

  The Liakhva is the only major river in South Ossetia, and economic activity there threatens not only its wildlife but can also lead to shallowing. Meanwhile, local residents have shown little interest in keeping the river clean, even though water samples have only met safety standards at its source.

December 11, 2025 15:30

• Pashinyan was greeted with a rally in Moscow

  Participants in a rally outside the Armenian Embassy in Moscow demanded that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who arrived for a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union Council, release persecuted clergy.

December 11, 2025 12:31

• The court has acquitted Krasnodar security officials for the third time in the case of beating a disabled person

  The Krasnodar Regional Court has acquitted security officers for the third time in the beating of disabled man Yevgeny Manchenko. The case has also been returned to the trial court twice. The prosecutor's office and lawyers are appealing the decision to the cassation court.

December 11, 2025 11:31

• The prosecution demanded a 4.5-year prison sentence for the former vice-mayor of Krasnodar

  Vsevolod Netreba expressed his remorse at today's court hearing.

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