Kadyrov admitted to damaging the Grozny-City complex with drones.

Ramzan Kadyrov publicly acknowledged that the Grozny City high-rise complex was damaged by a Ukrainian drone, assuring that "no one was hurt" in the attack. However, Chechen authorities have not yet commented on the results of the attacks on security agency buildings in Gudermes and Achkhoy-Martan.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the night of December 2, the military shot down four drones over Chechen territory, making it the only region in the North Caucasus Federal District where a drone attack was recorded overnight. On the morning of December 5, sources reported that several floors of one of the towers in the Grozny City business center were damaged by an explosion. The published video shows a fire blazing on one of the floors, roughly halfway down the building, with damage to the cladding on at least seven floors.

The attack on the Grozny City complex was discussed at Ramzan Kadyrov's latest meeting with security officials, according to a post on the Chechen leader's Telegram channel.

According to Kadyrov, "no one was injured" in the attack, and the Chechen government intends to "quickly restore" the building. He commented on the political aspect of the incident much more verbosely than on the practical aspects.

“Such actions are nothing more than attempts to intimidate the civilian population and create the illusion of pressure. Those who are incapable of achieving success on the battlefield are trying to compensate for their own weakness by striking civilian targets. An attack on a high-rise building is a clear indicator of powerlessness,” Kadyrov wrote, adding that he would personally “respond” to the enemy soon.

At the same time, the official authorities of Chechnya still have not commented on the results of the attack on December 2 - that night, according to Chechen opposition Telegram channels, drones damaged military facilities in Gudermes and Achkhoy-Martan. Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov* published a video of a drone strike and a photograph of a heavily damaged building behind a fence with the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs emblem on the gate.

The publication ASTRA*, citing its own sources in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, reported that two FSB officers in the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya were wounded on December 2 during a drone attack on the building. Journalists identified the heavily damaged building in the photo as indeed located in Achkhoy-Martan and belonging to the agency.

Chechnya suffered its first drone attack since the beginning of the military operation on October 29, 2024, resulting in a fire at 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 shown 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. There were no casualties or damage, the head of Chechnya reported. "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Drone Attacks on Chechnya".

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