Is Chechnya preparing for Kadyrov's demise — and what could come next?

Press/Media: Press / Media

Period6 May 2024

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleIs Chechnya Preparing for Kadyrov's Demise?
    Media name/outletThe Kyiv Independent
    Country/TerritoryUkraine
    Date6/05/24
    DescriptionNew reporting has put the Chechen warlord's health in the headlines once more. But there are other, subtler, signs that the republic might be preparing for a regime change.
    Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov is used to speculation about his imminent demise. Pundits have discussed the 47-year-old's failing health since September when the Chechen leader disappeared from the public eye, and rumors began to circulate that he was seriously unwell.
    In the months since Kadyrov's appearance had changed, his face appeared swollen, and his words sometimes slurred. Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe reported that Kadyrov was suffering from necrotizing pancreatitis.The warlord was reportedly diagnosed with the condition, which happens when a person's pancreas starts to die, in 2019. By 2022, Kadyrov was struggling with both kidney failure and fluid build-up in his lungs, Novaya Gazeta Europe wrote.
    Producer/AuthorKatie Marie Davies
    PersonsCerwyn Moore

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleKyiv Independent
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Kyiv Independent
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUkraine
    Date6/05/24
    Producer/AuthorKatie Marie Davies
    PersonsCerwyn Moore

Keywords

  • Kadyrov
  • Leadership