Video Of Kadyrov In Kremlin Hospital Released

The video appeared amid reports of a sharp deterioration in the Chechen leader's health.

Chechen head of state Ramzan Kadyrov has allegedly "published a video" showing him "visiting" his uncle Magomed Kadyrov in hospital. The video was allegedly recorded at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Presidential Administration in Moscow on September 20. The video appeared against the background of reports of a sharp deterioration in Kadyrov's health, Kavkaz Realii reports.

The clip published on Kadyrov's Telegram channel shows Ramzan Kadyrov himself, Chechen State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov and Bekkhan Taimaskhanov, Chechnya's plenipotentiary representative to the Russian president, in the hospital ward where Magomed Kadyrov is being treated.

An unnamed doctor says that the patient has been in hospital for a fortnight and that his treatment will continue for about two more weeks, and gives the current date - September 20. It is not reported what Magomed Kadyrov is ill with.

In the commentary to the video, Kadyrov claims that he visited his uncle during a business trip to Moscow, which was not reported anywhere. The publication also contains a commentary on discussions about Kadyrov's own health: "I am alive and well and I don't understand why there should be a fuss even in the case of my illness," the Chechen leader wrote.

According to the Flight Radar website, Kadyrov's personal plane, which had been in Moscow since September 18, flew to Grozny in the early hours of September 20 and soon returned to Moscow. The plane has flown to Moscow three more times since early September.

"Agency" identified the doctor in the video - it is an anaesthesiologist-resuscitator Kirill Kuchkin, he really works in the CCH. When asked by the publication when the video was shot, he refused to answer.

The opposition Chechen Telegram channel of NIYSO pointed out that five days ago a birthday greeting to Magomed Kadyrov was published in the instagram account of ya_pomoshnik_kra_95 on behalf of Ramzan Kadyrov. It includes a wish of good health - along with the other usual wishes for such an occasion - but there is no mention of illness. This account has been linked to Kadyrov himself, although the Chechen authorities said it was allegedly run by Umar Daudov, an aide to the politician. A similar congratulatory message without any mention of illness also appears on the Instagram of Ibragim (Yakub) Zakriev, the nephew of Ramzan Kadyrov, who recently became head of Danone, which was nationalised by the Russian authorities.