On the morning of December 5, a Ukrainian drone attacked the Grozny-City skyscraper in the capital of Chechnya. The first report came from the opposition Chechen Telegram channel NYISO. The information was confirmed by the Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ .
According to the latter, the shockwave completely destroyed the facade of several floors. Published photos and videos show that the strike hit around the 28th floor. Officially, Chechen authorities did not comment on the incident.
According to mapping services, the affected skyscraper houses the Chechen Security Council, the Republic’s Ministry of Tourism, the Audit Chamber, the regional election commission, the regional Department for Relations with Religious and Public Organizations, the regional Ministry of Justice office, the United Russia reception office, as well as Chechenneftekhimprom. Exilenova+ notes that the building is located near the Main Directorate of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia in Chechnya, which could have been the original target of the attack. The drone may have deviated from the target due to electronic warfare (EW) systems, the Ukrainian channel suggested.
A few days earlier, on December 2, Ukrainian drones attacked the FSB office building in the Achkhoy-Martanovsky district of Chechnya. The Telegram channel NISO published photos showing serious damage to the facility.
Earlier, on November 27, a drone struck a military town in the Baisangurovsky district. According to the Telegram channel Krymsky Veter, the target was a unit of the Rosgvardiya regiment “Akhmat-Sever.” Another strike hit a facility in the Shatoysky district, where the 291st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian army is stationed. The previous series of drone attacks on targets in Chechnya took place at the end of 2024.
