Voldya's problems just became a little more acute. Now, he's on the receiving end of a rebellion.A powerful explosion and sounds of heavy fighting have been reported in Chechnya’s capital of Grozny, according to sources on Twitter and some media outlets in the region.
Multiple sources on Twitter are reporting that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motorcade has been seen pulling into the Kremlin in the middle of the night, around the time the unrest unfolded in Grozny.
Unconfirmed sources are pointing to the presence of Islamist militants in the city.
Grozny has been the epicenter of two bloody wars in the past two decades between Russian forces and Chechen rebels seeking independence from Moscow.
Some Russian media outlets are reporting via Twitter that three policemen have been shot dead in fire fights with militants. According to some tweets, the militants number in the hundreds.