Persistent reports about the Chechen leader’s health are resurfacing at a moment of vulnerability for the Kremlin.

A son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has been involved in a car accident in city of Grozny. He has been taken to hospital.

Moscow-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s health is in question, and speculation about succession is rife. The Kremlin wants to keep Chechnya quiet, especially amid the war on Ukraine. Kadyrov wants his family to maintain its grip on power and wealth.

Adam Kadyrov, son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, has been hospitalised after a serious car accident in Grozny, with reports saying he is in critical condition. Unconfirmed reports also claim UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev was involved and injured,

The motorcade had been moving at a high speed before encountering an obstacle, leading to a mass accident and a number of victims.

Adam Kadyrov, the 18-year-old son of Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader, has been hospitalized after a deadly car crash, multiple sources say, adding to uncertainty about the future in the volatile Russian region.

Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of safety.