A drone may have attacked the Special Forces University in Chechnya

The Chechen opposition movement NIYSO (designated extremist and banned in Russia) reported a possible drone attack on the Russian Special Forces University named after Putin (RUS) in Gudermes on January 7.

On its Telegram channel, NIYSO stated that smoke was spotted above the university building, and that the RUS was presumably attacked by a drone, causing a fire.

The channel's authors claim to have photos and videos confirming the attack, but are not publishing them for security reasons.

In October 2024, the Special Forces University, where volunteers were trained for deployment to Ukraine, was previously attacked by drones. According to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the result was the deaths of Ukrainian prisoners.

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