The son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has been awarded his second “Hero of Chechnya” award at age 18.
Adam Kadyrov received the title for “comprehensive support” to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Kadyrov senior’s close ally Magomed Daudov wrote on Telegram on Friday.
Daudov noted that the award was also timed in celebration of Russia Day, a national holiday.
Kadyrov received his first “Hero of Chechnya” award at age 15 in 2023 after the high-profile beating in pre-trial detention of a young Russian man accused of burning the Quran.
Since that beating, to which Russian authorities turned a blind eye, Kadyrov has racked up several awards and was appointed to a number of senior positions in his native Chechnya.
