An Armenian court has sanctioned the arrest of Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, head of the Etchmiadzin chancery, remanding him in custody for two months. The decision was made by Judge Masis Melkonyan, who previously arrested Archbishops Bagrat Galstanyan and Mikael Ajapakhian.

The Grozny City business center in Grozny was attacked by drones. The building is reportedly home to several important Chechen agencies, including the Security Council, the Accounts Chamber, the Electoral Commission, and the office of the republic's Human Rights Commissioner.

Ismail Hasanov was sentenced by a court in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja to 3.5 years in prison for participating in military operations in Ukraine as part of the Russian private military company Wagner. He was charged under Article 279.1 of the Criminal Code (regarding participation in the activities of armed groups outside the country), the publication Oxu reported.

On the night of December 4, air defense alert forces intercepted 14 fixed-wing drones over Stavropol Krai, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Georgia does not intend to restore diplomatic relations with Russia until Abkhazia and South Ossetia are deoccupied. This was stated by Nikoloz Samkharadze, head of the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, who emphasized that a return to normal relations is only possible after the withdrawal of Russian troops from these territories and Russia's recognition of Georgia's territorial integrity.

Turkey is considering opening its land border with Armenia within the next six months, which could be a significant step toward normalizing relations in the region.

Russian-Georgian relations remain at a standstill, despite Moscow's formal statements of readiness to discuss contentious issues. Izvestia reports that the Russian Foreign Ministry believes that key disagreements between the two countries remain unresolved.

Local residents of Chechnya captured video of the explosion in Gudermes that occurred on the night of December 2. The likely target of the drone attack was the Gudermes District Police Department building.

The Russian tanker MIDVOLGA 2, heading to Georgia with a shipment of sunflower oil, was attacked off the coast of Turkey, the country's General Directorate of Maritime Affairs reported. This is the third time in the past four days that Russian vessels have been attacked by naval drones near the Turkish coast.

The FSB building in the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya was damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack. There was no official comment, but the Ministry of Defense reported the downing of four UAVs over Chechen territory.