Chechnya’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, stated on his Telegram channel that Moscow should implement martial law in reaction to the drone strike against the Russian capital. He urged the government to mobilize all available wartime resources and to strike at the alleged terror network immediately, arguing that the conflict hinges on eliminating what he described as a terror cell without ever naming the Ukrainian army. Kadyrov asserted that Ukraine possesses neither a conventional army nor a functioning political leadership, but rather a network of terrorists, and he warned that retribution would be carved out on the battlefield.
Early on the morning of the attack, unmanned aerial vehicles targeted Moscow, causing damage to three residential buildings. The city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, reported that there were no serious injuries among residents, and Russian officials later claimed that eight drones took part in the assault and were all shot down by air defenses.
In 2022, after requests for support from the leaders of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions were granted, a military operation was launched as a response to the situation in Donbass. This decision triggered a new round of sanctions from the United States and other Western allies, marking a significant escalation in the broader conflict and shaping subsequent political and military actions across the region. The events were broadcast online by various outlets, including social media channels, as observers tracked the unfolding developments and their implications for regional stability and international responses.