Chechen capital Grozny hit by drone strikes amid tensions
The capital of Chechnya, Grozny, has once again come under drone attack. On Sunday morning, several explosions were reported in the city. The targets included a police garrison and a military base. For every attempt to attack our targets, we will respond with more precise and decisive retaliatory strikes, announced the leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
Witnesses said the explosions occurred early in the morning, preceded by the distinct sound of a flying drone.
The independent Chechen channel Niyso reported four explosions. According to these accounts, drones targeted the special police regiment of Akhmat Kadyrov, the riot police base, and the military base "from where people are usually sent to Ukraine."
Four videos showing kamikaze drones were posted on social media.
"In one of the videos, an unmanned aerial vehicle is seen falling on the grounds of the police regiment in Kadyrov. Another video shows a drone flying past two plumes of smoke rising into the sky, likely from the crash sites of other drones," reports the Russian independent portal Agentsvo.
The recordings also include sounds of machine gunfire—likely attempts to shoot down the drones from the ground.
Another attack on Grozny
This is not the first such attack in recent days. On December 12, four guards were injured when a drone exploded over the barracks of the Akhmat regiment.
The first drone attack on Chechnya occurred on October 29. At that time, the Russian Special Forces University named after Vladimir Putin in the city of Gudermes was attacked. Kadyrov then threatened Ukrainian forces with retaliation like they had never even dreamed of.
Kadyrov details Russia's retaliatory strikes
In response to Sunday's attacks on Grozny, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced retaliatory strikes in Ukraine. He added that he had already forwarded operational data collected by Chechen reconnaissance soldiers about Ukrainian locations.
According to a statement shared by Kadyrov on Telegram, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched two Iskander strikes on a site in Kharkiv by 5 PM GMT, reportedly targeting the aircraft carriers of the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade.
