For the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale of invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the territory of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya has been targeted by drone attacks. Chechnya's Kremlin-backed authoritarian leader Ramzan Kadyrov wrote on Telegram on October 29 that drones had attacked the building of the so-called "Spetsnaz (Special Forces) University" named after President Vladimir Putin in the Chechen city of Gudermes, some 500 kilometers from Ukraine's borders. According to Kadyrov, there were no casualties. A fire on the roof was extinguished. Kyiv did not comment. Kadyrov has said thousands of men went through special training in the facility before joining Russian troops in Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Drones Attack 'Spetsnaz University' In Russia's Chechnya
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