Kadyrov claims drone strike kills Ukrainian POWs in Chechnya
- As a result of a drone attack on the Russian Special University named after Putin in Gudermes, Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed, declared the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who felt humiliated by the attack. The day before, he had threatened Ukraine with retaliation "like never dreamed of."
During a conference with journalists, Kadyrov stated that no one on the Chechen side died in the attack.
Kadyrov changes his mind: There were casualties in the attack
- There are casualties, but they are among the Ukrainian prisoners. There are up to 10 Ukrainian prisoners held at each strategic facility in the republic, including on the university grounds. Kyiv, trying to harm us, lost its own soldiers today, mumbled Kadyrov, who presented no evidence for these claims.
It is worth noting that from the beginning, Ukrainian and Russian media reported that no one was killed in the attack. Kadyrov himself downplayed the strike and initially claimed that the drone hit "the roof of an empty building" on the university grounds.
Tuesday's drone attack on Chechnya was the first on a full scale since the beginning of the war.
Kadyrov's soldiers fled from the Ukrainians
Kadyrov claims the attack on the university was conducted because it became "a training ground for highly effective fighters who use their skills on the most challenging front lines."
- They have contributed to the takeover of hundreds of important strategic locations, objects, and defense lines, said Kadyrov, forgetting that it was his soldiers who fled from the Kursk region during Kyiv's assault.
Chechnya attacked
The special university was attacked by a drone on the morning of October 29. According to Kadyrov, the "roof of an empty building on the university grounds caught fire" as a result of the attack. - There are no casualties or injuries, he stressed from the beginning. Tuesday's drone attack on Chechnya was the first on a full scale since the beginning of the war.
In response, Kadyrov demanded that Chechen fighters on the Ukrainian front should not take Ukrainian soldiers prisoner. - They bit us; we will destroy them, he emphasized. He threatened the Ukrainian forces with "retaliation they couldn't even dream of."
The terrorist assured that he would hold "all those responsible" for the attack accountable. - We will strive to ensure that such situations do not recur, Kadyrov emphasized.
Russian Special University named after Putin
The Russian Special University, named after Putin, is a private educational institution that trains special units and volunteers to go to war against Ukraine. It was founded in 2013 at Kadyrov's request and named after Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 20, 2024. At the end of April, the 16-year-old son of the Chechen leader, Adam Kadyrov, was appointed as the institution's "curator."
