The threat of drone attacks in the North Caucasus republics has been cancelled.

The drone strike threat issued overnight in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and North Ossetia has been cancelled.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," a drone strike threat was issued last night in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and North Ossetia.

The drone strike threat in Dagestan, issued around midnight, was cancelled at 8:19 a.m. Moscow time, the republic's Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on its Telegram channel. "The threat of an unmanned aerial vehicle attack on the territory of the Republic of Dagestan has been cancelled," the publication stated.

Kabardino-Balkaria's Head Kazbek Kokov announced the cancellation of the attack threat at 8:25 a.m. Moscow time. "The threat of an unmanned aerial vehicle attack on the territory of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic has been cancelled," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

A minute later, at 8:26 a.m. Moscow time, North Ossetia's Head Sergey Menyailo made a similar announcement on his Telegram channel. "The drone threat has been addressed. The task force continues to operate around the clock," he wrote.

As a reminder, according to the Ministry of Defense, drones were shot down last night in only two regions of southern Russia – Kuban and Rostov Oblast. Another 11 drones were destroyed over the Black and Azov Seas.

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On October 22, a drone attack occurred in Makhachkala on "one of the enterprises," the head of Dagestan announced. According to sources, one drone exploded over the enterprise's territory, damaging vehicles there with shrapnel, while a second hit a shopping center under construction.

Eight drones have been neutralized in Dagestan, the Ministry of Defense reported that day. City authorities reported no casualties. Several schools in the capital of Dagestan have switched to remote learning.

On October 14, the head of Dagestan by decree banned media outlets and internet users from publishing information about the consequences of terrorist attacks and sabotage, the incursions of Ukrainian drones, and the deployment of military and "critically important" facilities (bridges, fuel and energy complex facilities, communications, and industrial facilities) in Dagestan.

The decree contradicts the law on mass media. Moreover, it does not list critical facilities, which increases the risk of arbitrary interpretation of the document by security forces, lawyers noted.