Kadyrov called the strikes on Ukraine a response to the attack on Grozny City.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported a massive strike on military and industrial facilities in Ukraine. The head of Chechnya called the strike a response to the damage to the Grozny-City business center.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the night of December 2, the military shot down four drones over Chechen territory, which became 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 as a result of an explosion. A published video shows fire raging on one of the floors, approximately halfway down the building, and the cladding is damaged on at least seven floors. 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 yet to comment on the results of the attacks on security forces buildings in Gudermes and Achkhoy-Martan.

The response to the attack on a civilian facility in Grozny was swift, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced today. He reported on his Telegram channel that military-industrial complexes and the major energy facilities that supply them, located throughout Ukraine, were hit by Russia's targeted strikes. He added that "that's far from all."

Late in the evening of December 5, Kadyrov announced on his Telegram channel that a "harsh response" would be given "starting tomorrow and throughout the week," promising attacks on Ukrainian military facilities.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense, reporting on its actions last night, stated that "a massive strike with long-range, high-precision air- and land-based weapons, including Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missiles and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles" was carried out in response to "Ukraine's attacks on civilian targets on Russian territory," without mentioning Grozny.

The ministry reported that the targets were Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises and the energy facilities that support their operation, as well as port infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "The strike's targets were achieved. All designated targets were hit," the Ministry of Defense announced on its Telegram channel.

Chechnya suffered its first drone attack since the start of the military operation on October 29, 2024, resulting in a building on the grounds of the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes catching fire. 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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