The Grozny City complex was damaged during a UAV attack threat.

A fire broke out in one of the towers of the Grozny City complex, damaging the building's cladding. The video went viral during the closure of Grozny Airport due to the threat of a drone attack.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the night of December 2, the military shot down four drones over Chechnya, making it the only region in the North Caucasus Federal District where a drone attack was recorded overnight. Drones were also shot down in the Krasnodar Krai, Volgograd, and Rostov regions.

An explosion occurred in Grozny City, damaging several floors of the business center, Readovka reports.

"One of the towers in the Grozny City business center was damaged as a result of the explosion. The shock wave completely destroyed the facade of several floors. Emergency services are currently working at the scene," the publication states.

The information was confirmed by the Russia Today agency.

A video published on the RusNews Telegram channel shows a fire raging on one of the floors, approximately in the middle of the building, and the cladding is damaged on at least seven floors.

The first photo of the damage was published by a Chechen opposition Telegram channel at 7:29 a.m. Moscow time.

The report of damage to the business center appeared amid reports of a state of emergency being introduced. Rosaviatsiya imposed flight restrictions at Grozny Airport.

Temporary restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures were introduced at 6:25 a.m. Moscow time and lifted at 8:55 a.m. Moscow time. In addition to Grozny Airport, flight restrictions were also in effect at Vladikavkaz and Magas airports during this time. "The restrictions are necessary to ensure flight safety," said Artem Korenyako, press secretary of the Federal Air Transport Agency, in a statement on Telegram.

The Chechen authorities—the head of the republic, the mayor of Grozny, the Chechen Ministry of Emergency Situations, and state media—had not reported the incident by 10:00 a.m. Moscow time.

The Russian Ministry of Defense had not reported the destruction of drones over Chechen territory by 10:00 a.m. Moscow time.

As a reminder, Chechnya was attacked by a drone for the first time since the beginning of the military operation on October 29, 2024, resulting in a fire in a building on the grounds of the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes. On the morning of the attack, Ramzan Kadyrov stated that "the roof of an empty building caught fire," and there were no casualties. However, Kadyrov later announced new information, claiming that there were casualties among Ukrainian prisoners. According to him, Ukrainian prisoners are being held "at every strategic facility in the republic."

On December 4, 2024, a drone attack occurred again in Grozny, after which Kadyrov proposed placing Ukrainian prisoners on the roofs of facilities that could become targets.

On December 12, 2024, a drone was shot down over the Ministry of Internal Affairs barracks in Grozny, wounding four guards. Footage of the next drone attack, carried out on December 15, 2024, is featured in the "Caucasian Knot" video "The Fourth Drone Attack on Chechnya."

In August 2025, the military shot down drones in the Shelkovsky and Nadterechny districts. The head of Chechnya reported no casualties or damage. "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Drone Attacks on Chechnya".

As a reminder, on October 12, the Bank of Russia prematurely halted voting on the symbols for the new 500-ruble banknote, stating that numerous attempts were observed during the voting "to use technical means to increase the number of votes for certain objects." It was decided to hold the vote later under stricter conditions. As of October 12, Mount Elbrus was significantly ahead of Grozny-City in online voting results. However, Chechen authorities declared the end of the vote a victory. On October 10, Ramzan Kadyrov announced a giveaway of ten iPhone 17s among those who voted four times (on VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, by email, and on Gosuslugi) for the image of Grozny-City on the back of the banknote and posted their votes on social media. On the evening of October 10, the Central Bank changed the voting conditions, allowing voting only through Gosuslugi. Chechen Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press, and Information Akhmed Dudayev stated that the Central Bank changed the rules of the game when Grozny-City became the leader in the voting.