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For the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale of invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the place of Russia’s North Caucasus area of Chechnya has been , targeted , by drone strikes.
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 deaths.
A fireplace on the roof was extinguished.
Kyiv did not comment. Before joining Russian forces in Ukraine, Khadyrov claimed that thousands of men received specific training at the base.
