Chechen leader Kadyrov suffers kidney failure, sources say
Photo: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (Getty Images)
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is in the hospital. He has suffered kidney failure, citing sources.
“Kadyrov has suffered kidney failure, and the Kremlin is urgently looking for a new leader for Chechnya,” the sources said.
The Chechen leader is currently in the hospital. Members of his family, including those from other countries, have already arrived to visit him.
On New Year's Eve, Kadyrov planned to attend a meeting of the State Council chaired by Russian president Vladimir Putin. His plans were thwarted by emergency hospitalisation.
According to media reports, during his visit to Moscow, Kadyrov was barely saved, after which he returned home and has not appeared in public since.
Kadyrov wants to pass on the 'throne'
In 2022, the Security Service of Ukraine issued a warrant for the arrest of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. He is considered a person who is hiding from the pre-trial investigation authorities and is suspected of encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine and waging an aggressive war.
In December 2024, a video appeared online showing Kadyrov talking to Ukrainian prisoners of war. Ukraine appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Artur Dobroserdov, the commissioner for persons missing under special circumstances, reported that the prisoners of war could be in Chechnya. It was confirmed that only some of the defenders recorded in the video remained in captivity.
Back in May, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported that due to his deteriorating health, Kadyrov was preparing a successor for the position of head of Chechnya. According to the media, his place could be taken by Ramzan Kadyrov's son, Adam.
