Chechen authorities remain silent about the accident involving Adam Kadyrov.

Five days later, Chechen authorities have neither confirmed nor denied reports of a traffic accident involving Adam Kadyrov, nor has there been any official statement on his condition.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the motorcade of Ramzan Kadyrov's third son was involved in a traffic accident in Grozny. Adam Kadyrov and his entourage were injured, sources claim. Against this backdrop, on January 16, official media published a refutation of the reports of UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev's death in the accident. On January 17, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov published a report on a meeting chaired by his son Adam following online reports of his accident. He also announced that Adam Kadyrov had been awarded an award for ensuring the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The video was recorded a day before the alleged accident, journalists discovered.

Since the first reports of the accident involving Adam Kadyrov on the Staropromyslovskoye Highway in Grozny, Chechen authorities have not commented on the incident.

For example, after the accident was reported, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted only a video of Adam Kadyrov holding a meeting. The metadata revealed that the video was recorded on January 15, the day before the first reports of the accident. Recent reports have focused on reports from Akhmat units in the military operation zone in Ukraine.

On the day of its publication, January 17, this video was reposted by Chechen state media outlets, including the Grozny State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and Chechnya Today. They also posted a video that surfaced today featuring Ishak Chalayev, head of the Gudermes District Department of Internal Affairs, recorded in the vicinity of Benoy.

The new video featuring Adam Kadyrov was also recorded before the accident, according to Caucasian Knot reader buster.walker. He pointed out the atmosphere of secrecy surrounding the accident.

"The Chechen authorities have completely classified all information related to the accident involving Adam Kadyrov. Under normal circumstances, the incident would have served as grounds for a criminal investigation. But here, absolutely nothing. However, this is the same as in other car accidents involving close relatives of Ramzan Kadyrov and members of his inner circle. Regarding the video of the head of one of the district police departments walking with Adam Kadyrov through the ethnographic complex called "Ancient Benoi" (Shira-Bena) in the Nozhai-Yurt district, it seems more like the same kind of 'canned goods' that Ramzan Kadyrov posted after the accident involving his son," he pointed out, noting that "again, it's unclear exactly when it was filmed." "And the hair above Adam Kadyrov's lip and chin, in the video published by Chalayev, is noticeably less than what he had on the day of the meeting with security forces. And yet, what could be simpler? Adam Kadyrov could have come to the Grozny State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company accompanied by security guards and dispelled all rumors about him sustaining serious or minor injuries in the accident," the commenter pointed out.

His older brother and sister, Akhmat and Aishat, who have social media accounts, have also not reported on Adam Kadyrov's condition.

Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya Akhmed Dudayev also has not commented on the matter. No information about Adam Kadyrov's condition has been released on the Telegram channels of the Chechen Security Council and the Russian Special Forces University.

Information about the accident emerged a week after threats to bring Zelensky to Grozny

What happened to Adam Kadyrov recalled his threats earlier this year to bring Zelensky from Kyiv. However, the fact that the son of the head of Chechnya was unable to control the car in the republic's capital clearly hinders the speedy implementation of these plans.

Facebook* users have also noted that shortly before the accident, Adam Kadyrov made statements about his willingness to bring Zelensky to Grozny, but was ultimately involved in an accident. As of 9:35 PM Moscow time on January 21, they had left 610 comments under the "Caucasian Knot" news story about Adam Kadyrov's treatment in Moscow after the accident.

In the comments, people often recall that Adam Kadyrov had previously spoken of "bringing Zelensky to Grozny." Now that he himself was involved in an accident and ended up in the hospital, some users are comparing his words to the actual situation, claiming that his plans didn't align with what actually happened.

Most of these comments are humorous and ironic, without direct calls for violence. Commenters point out that the previous loud statements now seem strange and absurd: instead of "accomplish the mission," they're calling it a regular accident.

It's worth noting that some commentators are calling for a break from ridicule. They remind people that a traffic accident is an injury and a risk to life, and that even if a person is publicly controversial, one should not rejoice or wish ill on them in such a situation.

A "Caucasian Knot" reader also recalled Adam Kadyrov's threats to the Ukrainian president. Specifically, he noted that the republic's authorities could have justified the incident by blaming Ukraine's machinations. "They could have concocted a story about the GUR or SBU of Ukraine launching a hunt for Adam Ramzanovich for his threats against Zelensky, and that an entire special operation had to be conducted to protect him from the machinations of evil enemies, including faking a car accident and transporting the supposedly injured Kadyrov Jr. for treatment outside the republic. Perhaps they could have pinned another medal on his chest for this," he noted.

Kadyrov's associates have repeatedly been involved in serious traffic accidents in Chechnya, including fatal ones, but have never been held responsible for them. The "Caucasian Knot" reported that in August 2025, a high-ranking Chechen official, a relative of Ramzan Kadyrov, was responsible for an accident that killed two people and seriously injured children. Authorities immediately forced the relatives of the victims to reconcile with him, human rights activists reported.

In 2018, social media users criticized Ramzan Kadyrov's response to an accident in Grozny involving his relative. Kadyrov made it clear that the official would not be punished for the accident that killed three people, and a few days after the accident, Kadyrov demanded that "the harshest measures" be applied to traffic violators. In 2019, an accident in Argun with three fatalities also did not result in any consequences for the culprit - the son of a person close to Kadyrov.