10:57, 10 January 2026

A drone attack threat has been declared in the North Caucasus Federal District.

A UAV in the mountains. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

A drone attack threat has been declared in Chechnya, Dagestan, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Stavropol.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on January 7, the military shot down a drone over Chechen territory.

Drone attacks on Chechen territory began only in the fall of 2024. The strikes hit buildings associated with training for military operations in Ukraine, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Drone Attacks on Chechnya".

A young man films a flying drone on a mobile phone. Image created by

22:58 30.08.2025

Lawyers point out that the ban on filming drone attacks contradicts the Constitution

Banks on filming drone attacks and their consequences, introduced in the Volgograd, Rostov, and Astrakhan regions, as well as in Kalmykia, Adygea, and North Ossetia, contradict the norms enshrined in the Constitution that guarantee the inadmissibility of censorship and the freedom to search, record, and disseminate information.

A drone attack threat has been declared in Chechnya, the state-run news agency Chechnya Today reports.

"Attention! Drone danger in the Chechen Republic," the agency quotes a statement from the Unified State System for the Prevention and Elimination of Emergencies.

The threat of a drone attack was also reported by its The governor of Stavropol and the heads of Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia posted messages on their Telegram channels.

The Dagestan Ministry of Emergency Situations issued a similar announcement on its Telegram channel. "If possible, stay home! Take shelter in windowless, solid-walled buildings! Do not approach windows! If you are outside or in a vehicle, go to the nearest shelter," the department recommended.

On October 14, 2025, the head of Dagestan issued a decree prohibiting media outlets and internet users from publishing information about the consequences of terrorist attacks and sabotage, the arrival of Ukrainian drones, and the deployment of military and "critically important" facilities (bridges, fuel and energy complex facilities, communications, and industrial facilities) in Dagestan. The decree contradicts the law on mass media, and it does not include a list of critical facilities, increasing the risk of arbitrary interpretation by security forces, lawyers noted.

As a reminder, amid the increasing frequency of drone attacks, Chechen authorities have organized siren tests. Both drone attacks and even warning system tests generate fear and anxiety in those who lived through the Chechen military campaigns, psychologists noted.

Although warning systems in Chechnya are operational, people don't know what to do in the event of a drone attack, and there is a lack of information about shelters, local residents said. The authorities are showing indifference to the fate of the republic's residents, human rights activists emphasized.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/419808