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Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s kidneys have failed, and the Kremlin is looking for a new leader of Chechnya, according to a source in the Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) ...

Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, ...

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has been hospitalised with kidney failure, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Rumours are swirling that Mr Kadyrov’s health is deteriorating to the point that the ...

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The United States should pressure Russia by "carrying out some sort of operation" to remove Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov from power, just like it did with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, Ukrainian ...

12:19, Tue, Jan 6, 2026 Updated: 12:19, Tue, Jan 6, 2026 Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has appointed his 20-year-old son, Akhmat Kadyrov, as acting deputy head of the Chechen government in a move that ...

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has been hospitalised with kidney failure, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Rumours are swirling that Kadyrov’s health is deteriorating to the point that the Kremlin ...

KYIV - The United States should pressure Russia by “carrying out some sort of operation” to remove Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov from power, just like it did with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, said ...