Regions in the North Caucasus are among the top five Russian regions for utility rate increases in 2026.

Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, ranked third in the Russian city quality of life ranking compiled by the Financial University under the Government. Moscow and Sevastopol ranked first.

German Ambassador to Georgia Peter Fischer commented on the European Commission's enlargement report in an interview with Radio Free Europe's Georgian Service and urged Georgians to read it.

Unemployment in the North Caucasus remains a serious problem, three times higher than the Russian average. According to Rosstat data for September 2025, while the national average is 2.1%, in the North Caucasus Federal District it reaches 7.1%.

In Makhachkala, vandals desecrated a poster depicting Imam Shamil, the leader of the North Caucasus national liberation resistance in the 19th century. State Duma deputy from Dagestan, Saigidpasha Umakhanov, reported thousands of complaints from outraged residents and demanded that law enforcement hold the perpetrators accountable.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the arrest of a group of individuals in Baku who attempted to organize a march with Soviet flags. They are suspected of promoting communist ideology and collaborating with another state.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed serious concern about the escalating pressure on independent media in Georgia. According to its data, 600 attacks and harassment of journalists were recorded in the country between October 2024 and October 2025, including physical violence, threats, unjustified fines, detentions, and accreditation revocations.

A State Council Commission of the Russian Federation assessed tourism development in Russian regions. Among the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District, Karachay-Cherkessia demonstrated the best results, ranking 13th in the national ranking.

Akhmat Akhmatov, director of the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant (KEMZ), who survived a helicopter crash in Dagestan on November 7, shared details of the incident. According to him, the aircraft was in good technical condition, with only 40 flight hours.

On November 23, a program on the pro-government Georgian television channel Imedi TV made numerous accusations against leading online media outlets covering events in the country. It was noted that they are engaged in the "systematic dissemination of disinformation," acting as a "network" in the interests of "foreign intelligence services," and are also attempting to obtain funding illegally.