RAMZAN Kadyrov’s lackeys are said to be rushing to his bedside in a bid to inherit his power as he reportedly lies in hospital in a coma.
Ukrainian Security Services claim Vladimir Putin’s attack dog, 46, is fighting for his life after his “existing diseases” worsened.
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The Chechen warlord’s minions are said to be getting ready to fill his vacancy if he doesn’t survive rather than offering him well wishes.
Senior Chechen figures flocked to the Kremlin’s elite Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow, where Kadyrov is said to be being treated.
According to Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, multiple luxury cars with Chechen license plates ferrying bigwigs were seen on Sunday.
“The Central Clinical Hospital guards let them through without inspection,” it claimed.
The alleged scenes eerily mimick the final hours of Soviet tyrant Joseph Stalin as he lay dying following a stroke in March 1953.
Members of the Politburo flocked to his bedside to make a bid to bag his position – prompting speculation that Kadyrov’s stooges may be doing the same.
Ukrainian news outlet Obozrevatel claimed the father of 14 had undergone a kidney transplant, but his body rejected the new organ.
Citing its own sources, the report claimed he has been in and out of consciousness while his lackeys sit and wait nervously.
The publication claimed: “Then his comrades-in-arms come to him to divide power between his successors.”
Respected Russian independent journalist Alexei Venediktov said today that Kadyrov is suffering “typical severe renal failure.”
“Therefore, frequent hemodialysis is necessary,” he added. “What, apparently, is happening at the Central Clinical Hospital.”
He also said Kadyrov had not officially returned from his annual holiday which he announced in July.
The Chechen tyrant reportedly believes his recent “health problems” were triggered by poisoning and has already begun pointing fingers.
He is said to suspect his doctor – and former health minister – is responsible, who has since vanished and is feared dead.
Elkhan Suleymanov, 49, a professor, was fired from his official posts and has not been seen for more than a year.
One version is that he was “buried alive” on Kadyrov’s orders but Chechen sources have denied he is dead, claiming he is now living in Azerbaijan.
But there have been no confirmed sightings of Suleymanov for a year. Suleymanov’s friends have denied he poisoned Kadyrov.
Despite his reported health woes, backers of Putin’s puppet have brushed off claims he is already dead or at least gravely ill.
Supporters pointed to a video shared on Kadyrov’s channel, showing him walking on a wooded pavement presumably near his palace in Grozny.
But the relentless rain seen in the clip has sparked speculation the footage was filmed months ago during a period of cooler weather.
The caption read: “I strongly advise everyone who cannot distinguish truth from lies on the Internet to take a walk in the fresh air and put their thoughts in order. The rain is wonderfully invigorating.”
However, Kadyrov was not heard uttering the words.
Thirty minutes after the video appeared, Chechen human rights defender, Abubakar Yangulbayev, posted: “Kadyrov has died.”
He gave no hard evidence for his claim but it was highlighted by former Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak, known as Putin’s goddaughter.
She pointed to the conflicting information and asked: “Where is Kadyrov?”
The Kremlin today bluntly refused to comment on the condition of Putin’s crony.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “We do not have any information on this matter. The presidential administration can hardly issue health certificates.”
The Institute of War said the destabilisation of Kadyrov’s rule in Chechnya would be a “major blow to Putin’s regime”.
This was “in part because of how central the establishment of stability in Chechnya through a brutal and bloody war was to Putin’s early popularity in Russia”.
Kaydrov has been a strong supporter of Putin’s Ukraine invasion sending in his own troops to wage war on the frontline.
Mysterious movements of the warlord’s plane have also prompted further rumours regarding his health woes.
It has been revealed that Kadyrov’s business jet with tail number RA-73417 left Moscow at 19:50 local time on Sunday. It is unknown if he was on board.
Flight tracker data suggests it likely landed in the capital of Chechnya, Grozny, though his plane regularly turns off its transponder for long stretches of its flights.
The Airbus ACJ319 aircraft had been in Moscow for three days, which could support claims that he was undergoing medical treatment.
It was the jet’s third flight to the Russian capital this month, having earlier landed in Moscow on September 6 and 9.
This coincides with a period during which there have been no confirmed sightings of Kadyrov despite several videos – which were likely pre-recorded – being posted.
New data suggested the plane had again left Chechnya today, apparently bound for Moscow.
Earlier this year there were claims of Kadyrov health problems, with observers noting a rapid weight gain and swollen face.
The brutal Kadyrov – notorious for his cruelty and alleged extrajudicial killings – has sent tens of thousands of fighters to Putin’s war in Ukraine.
In one meeting with the Russian President earlier this year, he appeared breathless, bloated and quivering as he read awkwardly from a large font.
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