Kadyrov Jr. was presented with another award

15-year-old Adam Kadyrov, the son of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, received his fifth recent award - the Order of Merit for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. The order was presented to him personally by the head of the region, Kazbek Kokov. Kadyrov Jr. is accompanied by State Duma deputy from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov.

This is the fifth award that 15-year-old Adam Kadyrov receives after publishing a video of the beating of Nikita Zhuravel, who is in a Chechen pre-trial detention center for burning the Koran. Previously, Adam Kadyrov was awarded the title of Hero of Chechnya, and was also awarded the Order of “Duslyk” (the second most important state award of Tatarstan), “For Services to the Karachay-Cherkess Republic” and “For Services to the Umma”, 1st degree.
​

Последние новости
S7 Boeing flight from Novosibirsk to Makhachkala declares an emergency
News
S7 Boeing flight from Novosibirsk to Makhachkala declares an emergency
19 October 2026

An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800, operating flight S7 7099 from Novosibirsk to Makhachkala, diverted and landed in Omsk due to a technical malfunction.
Another drone attack repelled in Rostov Oblast; region also used as launch point for strikes on Ukraine
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Another drone attack repelled in Rostov Oblast; region also used as launch point for strikes on Ukraine
19 October 2026

On the night of October 19, Rostov Oblast was once again among the Russian regions targeted by drones. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a total of 149 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory throughout the night.
MMA fighter from Chechnya hospitalized following a brawl involving gunfire in Vladikavkaz
Society
MMA fighter from Chechnya hospitalized following a brawl involving gunfire in Vladikavkaz
18 October 2026

Mixed martial arts fighter Ibragim Islamov, known by the nickname "Nikarkho," sustained a gunshot wound from a non-lethal (traumatic) pistol during an altercation in the center of Vladikavkaz. Two people were injured in the incident, both of whom were hospitalized. The North Ossetia branch of the Russian Interior Ministry has opened a criminal case, and one of the individuals involved has been detained.
Azerbaijan marks 35 years of independence—33 of which have seen the country ruled by a single family
Society
Azerbaijan marks 35 years of independence—33 of which have seen the country ruled by a single family
18 October 2026

On October 18, Azerbaijan celebrates the Day of the Restoration of Independence. It was on this date in 1991 that the republic’s Supreme Soviet adopted a Constitutional Act, formalizing the country’s departure from the Soviet system and the restoration of its state sovereignty.