Chechen government issues 35 million-ruble contract for weeding and mowing Kadyrov’s lawn

The government of Chechnya has posted a landscaping contract for the residence of its leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, on its official purchases website. MBK Mediafirst reported on the deal.

The contract offers a price of 34.88 million rubles ($534,620) for mowing the lawn, weeding, and sweeping areas inaccessible to machines between now and the end of the year. A December 2018 contract for cleaning Kadyrov’s official residence itself included 51.1 million rubles ($783,604) in compensation.