Rumors have swirled for months that Chechnya’s brutal dictator, Ramzan Kadyrov, is ill, although little official information has been forthcoming.
Among other things, it has been claimed that Kadyrov, referred to as “Putin’s bloodhound” and as “Putin’s pit bull”, is struggling with kidney failure.
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- Chechnya’s president, Ramzan Kadyrov, is reportedly seriously ill, and it is claimed that Putin is now looking for an heir.
- Kadyrov, often referred to as “Putin’s pit bull”, is said to be suffering from necrotizing pancreatitis, a severe form of inflammation of the pancreas.
- According to the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kadyrov has undergone regular treatments at the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital since he was diagnosed.
- There is speculation that the Kremlin has begun looking for Kadyrov’s heir, and it may be that they are going outside Kadyrov’s bloodline to find the right one.
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Now sources for the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe claim that Kadyrov is suffering from the serious disease necrotizing pancreatitis, and that Putin is now looking for a successor as president of Chechnya.
“Putin’s bloodhound” ill: – Reason for concern
– Seriously ill
According to Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kadyrov was diagnosed with this disease already in January 2019. According to the newspaper, this should also explain the visible weight fluctuations in the following years.
According to SNL, necrotizing pancreatitis is a serious form of pancreatitis that occurs in about one in five people who get acute pancreatitis.
Most people who get necrotizing pancreatitis become seriously ill, and may have problems with the function of several organs, such as the kidneys and lungs. As a result, they need medical monitoring and support treatment in an intensive care unit, says SNL.
In recent months, rumors have abounded about the Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov’s health. A new video fuels the speculation again. Video: Instagram / Ramzan Kadyrov. Reporter: Vegard Krüger / Dagbladet TV
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There may often be a need to stay in hospital for several weeks, sometimes several months, and there can be a high mortality associated with this condition, writes SNL further.
According to Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kadyrov has undergone regular treatments at the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital since he was diagnosed.
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Looking for a successor
Kadyrov is the son of Akhmad Kadyrov, who was president of Chechnya from 2003 until he was killed in an assassination attempt in Grozny in 2004. The son was then elected president of the Russian Republic in 2007.
Kadyrov will have 14 children. From earlier, several of his sons are to have top positions in the Chechen government apparatus, and only since October has Kadyrov appointed two of his own daughters to top positions in the republic.
Novaya Gazeta Europe believes the Kremlin has begun looking for Kadyrov’s heir, but believes they may go outside Kadyrov’s bloodline to find the right one.
Among the potential names, the newspaper believes, is the former commander of the Chechen special forces unit Akhmat, Apti Alaudinov.
CLOSE ALLIES: Apti Alaudinov (th) and Kadyrov are going to be close allies. Photo: Telegram
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He is running to be Chechnya’s second-in-command, after Kadyrov, and the two are said to be close allies.
The special forces unit Akhmat is named after Kadyrov’s father, Akhmad Kadyrov. The soldiers in this unit will consist primarily of volunteer Russians and other nationalities, and serve as protection for the commander of the Chechen Republic.
Apti Alaudinov will hold both the title of “Hero of the Russian Federation” and “Hero of the Chechen Republic”. He himself led the Akhmat forces when they took part in the brutal battle for Bakhmut. He, like Kadyrov, is said to be a big supporter of the war in Ukraine and has called it a “holy war”.
Earlier in April, Putin is said to have appointed him head of the military-political directorate in the Russian Ministry of Defence. This directorate carries out military-patriotic work in the Russian army.
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“Will influence him strongly”
Already in March last year, Chechnya’s former deputy prime minister Ahmed Zakajev claimed that Kadyrov suffered from kidney problems.
In September, Ukrainian intelligence claimed that Kadyrov was in a coma.
– There is information that Kadyrov is in a serious condition and that his illness has worsened, Andriy Yusov, spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, wrote on Telegram, according to NTB.
Novaya Gazeta Europe claims that this involved an acute case of respiratory failure after ingesting too much of a sedative before an operation.
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They further write that it was the doctors at the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital who put Kadyrov in an artificial coma for a period as part of the treatment.
According to the newspaper, the doctors managed to stabilize Kadyrov’s condition in September, but sources both at the hospital and one of Kadyrov’s allies are said to have stated that he “will not be the same” and that this illness “will affect him strongly”.
