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An explosion occurred at a military base in Grozny, Chechnya, reportedly caused by an attack drone. The Kyiv Independent could not verify the reports.

Grozny, Chechnya
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Entities

Grozny (location) 78th Sever-Akhmat Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 42nd Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) 58th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) 291st Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

An explosion occurred at a military base in Grozny, Chechnya, caused by an attack drone.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drone strike hit military base in Grozny, Chechnya - geolocated footage shows smoke and explosions

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Extracted: 2026-02-19T17:46:40.402Z

Source story: explosion-possible-drone-strike-reported-in-grozny-chechnya