Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via ReutersThe Kremlin is reportedly scrambling to find a successor to Ramzan Kadyrov following reports that the Chechen leader has been diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis, a terminal illness, according to Russian media reports.Kadyrov, also known as “Putin's attack dog” or “Putin’s soldier” for his loyalty to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has visited Moscow Central Clinical Hospital regularly through the years to undergo procedures. He was allegedly diag
The Russian socio-political newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe has reported that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is seriously ill with pancreatic necrosis with no hope of recovery. [The Chechen Republic, also known as Chechnya, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation; the Ukrainian parliament has recognised it as the temporarily Russian-occupied territory of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria - ed.
Rumours about the health of Ramzan Kadyrov, the ruler of the Chechen Republic, have flared up again in Russia following a media report that he is suffering from an incurable pancreatic disease. The exiled newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on Monday about the health of Kadyrov, who is loyal to the Kremlin and known for his brutal treatment of dissidents. Kadyrov's power apparatus, which denied similar rumours a few months ago, initially made no official comment on the latest media report. B
Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov's son, Adam, who was appointed head of his father's security department at just 15 years old, was awarded a gold medal at the UAE SWAT Challenge competition in Dubai despite not even participating in the event, the CHTD Telegram channel reported, publishing a video from the ceremonial event.
Chingis Kondarov/ReutersChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his teenage son did the right thing by beating up a defenseless man in police custody—and he should’ve gone further and killed him. The Putin crony made the remarks at a press conference on Wednesday, claiming he himself was surprised that his 16-year-old son Adam wasn’t prosecuted for the beating. Kadyrov famously shared a video of then-15-year-old Adam attacking a man accused of burning the Quran in September, bragging that he had “beh