💥 Attack

Russian forces shot down two Ukrainian drones over Grozny, with a third drone falling on a Chechen Akhmat-Grozny OMON base.

December 15, 2024 Grozny, Chechnya

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Akhmat-Grozny Special Purposes Mobile Unit (OMON) (military_unit) OMON base (location) 2nd Regiment of the Special Patrol Police Service (military_unit) military base near former City Hospital No. 9 (location) OMON base in Grozny (location) second regiment of the Police Patrol and Checkpoint Service in Grozny (location) Ukraine (organization) Aeroprakt A-22 (weapon_system) OMON (military_unit) drone (weapon_system) Grozny (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) OMON riot police base (location) 2nd regiment of the Chechen Interior Ministry's patrol and guard service (military_unit) Russian war effort military base (location) A-22 aircraft (weapon_system) Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (organization) 2nd Regiment (military_unit) Andrii Kovalenko (person) Sochi (location) North Korean military (military_unit) Vladimir Putin (person) Aeropract A-22 (weapon_system) Grozny OMON Base (location) Ukrainian Intelligence (organization)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces shot down two Ukrainian drones over Grozny and a third fell on Akhmat-Grozny OMON base

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Drones attacked the OMON base and the 2nd Regiment of the Special Patrol Police Service in Grozny on Sunday morning. Two drones fell in the vicinity of Grozny, with one targeting each location.

Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

Gunfire was heard before the drones fell.

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Five explosions were reported in the Chechen capital overall.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Chechen police and military bases in Grozny

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Ukraine carried out an attack on the OMON base in Grozny using a modified A-22 aircraft converted into a one-way attack drone with a range of up to 800 miles (about 1300 km), costing $90,000

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

On the morning of 15 December, drones attacked Grozny with at least 4 explosions reported; locals stated the OMON base and 2nd regiment were targets.

Share This Event

Twitter / X Threads Reddit Facebook Telegram WhatsApp Tumblr LinkedIn

Know another source?

If you've seen this event covered by another news outlet, submit it for editorial review. Approved sources improve our confidence ratings.

This event is already verified. Additional sources further strengthen the record.

Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.851Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-15-2024