Adam Kadyrov got into an accident: he was resuscitated

The republican authorities have not yet commented on the incident.

Adam Kadyrov, the son of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, was hospitalized after a road accident. The Caucasus reported this on January 16. Realities with reference to two sources, as well as opposition publics.

According to one of the sources, the roads to the hospital in Grozny, where Adam Kadyrov was initially taken, were closed, and several streets in the city were blocked.

The Chechen opposition movement NIYSO reported that Adam Kadyrov's motorcade "was moving at high speed, car after car, when it suddenly encountered obstacles." “As a result, cars began to fly into each other, so information is received that there are many victims, but it was because of Adam that there was such a commotion,” the movement’s telegram channel says.

According to unconfirmed reports, the son of the head of Chechnya himself was driving, Kavkaz.Realii reports.

According to NIYSO and sources “Caucasus. Realities”, Adam Kadyrov was hospitalized in serious condition, unconscious. It is stated that he will be resuscitated.

Sources of the Ingush publication Fortanga said that Kadyrov’s son was “urgently transported to a Moscow hospital.” The interlocutor of Kavkaz.Realii said that nothing threatens the life of Adam Kadyrov.

There were no official confirmations about the accident and the condition of Adam Kadyrov at the time of publication.

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What is Adam Kadyrov known for?

Adam Kadyrov was born on November 24, 2007 in Grozny. He is the third son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the grandson of the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, and one of the most public representatives of the younger generation of the Kadyrov family. Since adolescence, he has been actively involved in the state and power verticals of the republic and is considered in the public sphere as one of his father’s possible successors.

According to unofficial reports, Adam Kadyrov memorized the Qur'an as a child and is referred to as one of the youngest hafiz in Russia. Since the beginning of the 2020s, he has taken part in religious, paramilitary and protocol events, and is present next to his father at public events.

Since November 2023, Adam Kadyrov has held the post of head of the security department of the head of the Chechen Republic, effectively heading the personal security of Ramzan Kadyrov. In 2024, he was appointed curator of the Russian University of Special Forces named after Vladimir Putin, and also oversees the Sheikh Mansur and Baysangur Benoevsky battalions within the Russian Ministry of Defense. By 2025, he received the position of Secretary of the Security Council of Chechnya and the status of curator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic.

Adam Kadyrov is the owner of the highest regional award - the title of Hero of the Chechen Republic, awarded to him in 2023. He was also awarded a number of regional and interregional orders, including “Duslyk”, “For Services to the Karachay-Cherkess Republic”, “For Services to the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic” and “For Services to the Ummah”, and was included in the Russian Book of Records as the youngest head of the security service of the head of a subject of the Russian Federation.

At the end of June , the wedding of Adam Kadyrov took place in Chechnya. “Layout” told what is known about it. Perhaps at that time Kadyrov’s minor son married for the second time.

The story of Nikita Zhuravel, who was detained in the case of burning the Koran, received wide resonance. Footage of the beating appeared in the public space, where Adam Kadyrov appeared - he was beating the suspect. This caused harsh criticism among human rights activists. However, the Russian authorities refrained from commenting. The actions of Kadyrov’s son in the video of beating Zhuravel fall under the criminal article of causing harm to health, lawyers say.

Photo: Adam Kadyrov, screenshot from video. Telegram channel of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov

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