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12:33, 3 January 2026

Delayed trains arrived at their destinations in Kuban

Trains from Rostov-on-Don, Vladikavkaz and Moscow arrived in Adler and the Imeretinsky resort with delays of up to 19 hours.

11:36, 3 January 2026

A soldier killed in Ukraine has been buried in Dagestan.

Ferman Bayramov from the Rutul district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have released the names of at least 1,767 Dagestani combatants killed there.

10:39, 3 January 2026

Russian Railways reported the restoration of train service in southern Russia.

The North Caucasus Railway reported that transportation infrastructure in the Krasnodar Krai, disrupted by heavy snowfall, has been restored. Throughout January 2, trains in the Kuban region experienced long stops and delays.

09:15, 3 January 2026

Two soldiers from Kalmykia were killed in Ukraine.

Baatr Akayev and Sergei Kravchenko from the Iki-Burulsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 207 Kalmykian servicemen killed there.

07:55, 3 January 2026

Private homes damaged during drone attacks in Rostov Oblast

Salsk and three districts of the Rostov region were attacked by drones, and several private homes in the village of Semeno-Kamyshenskaya were damaged.

06:58, 3 January 2026

The drone threat regime has been lifted in the North Caucasus regions.

The drone threat that was active overnight in the North Caucasus has been cancelled, the Dagestan branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations announced. Regional authorities have not reported the results of the air defense operation.

06:13, 3 January 2026

An Azerbaijani citizen was detained in Montenegro.

Detained Azerbaijani citizen Ramil Mensimov is wanted by Interpol and is accused of embezzlement.

05:16, 3 January 2026

Residents of more than 50 settlements in Armenia were left without power.

Heavy snowfall left residents of more than 50 villages in six regions of Armenia without power. Two power transmission towers also collapsed in the Lori region.

04:00, 3 January 2026

A unified ski pass has been introduced at Sochi's ski resorts.

The Rosa Khutor, Gazprom Polyana, and Krasnaya Polyana ski resorts have merged their ski areas and become accessible with the introduction of a single ski pass.

03:00, 3 January 2026

A rockfall damaged a gas pipeline in Dagestan.

In the Buinaksk district, a rockfall caused a gas pipeline failure, leaving two villages without gas. Despite poor weather conditions and the night before, workers restored gas service to the villagers.

02:01, 3 January 2026

A drone threat has been declared in three regions of the North Caucasus Federal District.

A drone attack alert was issued tonight in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and North Ossetia.

00:57, 3 January 2026

Three fighters from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine.

Oleg Bulyusin, Alexander Vikulov, and Akhat Temurbekov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 672 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

Cleaning nets on the Bugayskaya Spit. Screenshot of the photo "Nets, nets, shovel" from January 2, 2026, https://t.me/setisitolopata/2195?single.

00:03, 3 January 2026

Volunteers removed nets from the destroyed ramparts on the Bugayskaya Spit before the storm.

The "Net, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters cleared nets torn from protective embankments by strong waves. Volunteers explained that they had tried to remove the nets before the storm to prevent them from being washed out to sea, but lamented their inability to remove the nets preemptively as the storm approached.

23:40, 2 January 2026

A warrant officer from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.

Suleiman Zakaryayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,766 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

22:44, 2 January 2026

Power workers in Adygea and Kuban have been unable to restore electricity for three days.

Tens of thousands of people are still without power in Adygea and the Krasnodar Krai. The head of Adygea promised to restore power to the remaining population by tomorrow, and the Kuban emergency response center reported that power had been restored to several communities. Residents of Belorechensk, where power has been out for three days, are outraged by the authorities' inaction.

21:31, 2 January 2026

Mearakishvili named the reasons for her expulsion from South Ossetia.

The alleged reason for accusing Tamara Mearakishvili of espionage was a video of a cell tower. After she was transferred to the hospital, her health condition due to a dry hunger strike was used as a pretext to deport her to Georgia, citing her lack of a South Ossetian passport, she reported.

Passengers had to wait for hours for their flight. Screenshot from photo V1 from January 2, 2026, https://t.me/newsv1/88897

20:09, 2 January 2026

Passengers on trains in Kuban continue to complain of hours-long delays.

Passengers on at least two trains—from Vladikavkaz and Rostov-on-Don to Adler—complained of hours-long waits "somewhere in the fields." They said food was also not provided, and passengers themselves were running low on water and food. Federal Passenger Company reported that several trains to Sochi would be delayed today.

Road clearing. Screenshot from the Dagestan Ministry of Transport's Telegram channel, December 30, 2025, https://t.me/mintransRD/10963.

19:14, 2 January 2026

Residents of Dagestan's mountainous regions complained of road congestion.

Villages in the mountainous regions of Dagestan are without power due to snowfall, and repair crews are unable to reach them. In the Tlyaratinsky District, snowdrifts have cut off transportation to several villages, and vehicles are blocked on the highway in the Tsuntinsky District.

18:31, 2 January 2026

A native of Chechnya has been accused of extortion while serving in the army.

Contract soldier Said-Magomed Magomadov was arrested on charges of extortion involving violence committed during his military service. He was unsuccessful in challenging his pretrial detention.

Police officers confiscate an LGBT flag from a protester. Baku, March 2022. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:09, 2 January 2026

Users placed the beating of detainees in Baku in the context of human rights violations in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani Facebook* users emphasized that security forces' violence against detained nightclub patrons in Baku is unacceptable and violates the law and human rights. A significant number of users in the discussion also used hate speech against members of the LGBT** community.

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