Kadyrov's 16-year-old son will oversee two battalions at the same time

The son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, 16-year-old Adam, was appointed curator of the Baysangur Benoevsky battalion, which is part of the North Caucasus district of the Russian Guard troops. Chechen Minister of National Policy Dudayev wrote about this in his TG channel.

Let us recall that on November 29, Adam Kadyrov was appointed curator of the Sheikh Mansur battalion. In addition, he became the head of the security department of the head of the republic, i.e. my father. Kadyrov Jr. also received many awards and titles. Among others – the title of Hero of the Chechen Republic, the Order of Labor Valor of Russia, the medal “For Contribution to the Development of the Russian Special Forces University”, 1st degree.

Baysangur Benoevsky is a Chechen who fought with the Russian Empire in the 19th century, an active participant in the Caucasian War. Sheikh Mansur is the leader of the people's liberation movement of the highlanders of the North Caucasus in the second half of the 19th century. The Chechen unit with the same name has been taking part in the defense of Ukraine since 2014, including supporters of the independence of Ichkeria.

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