Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader and one of Putin's closest aides, last Wednesday denied rumors that he was dying. The video was published on the official channel of the Chechen leader.

"Thank God almighty, I am alive and well and I don't understand at all why there should be a crowd even if I am sick?" - stated in the post allegedly written by Kadyrov himself. Now a new recording has been released on his channel. According to Nexta, it features his son Adam. In the video, he is beating Nikita Zhuralev, the man accused of burning the Koran.

"There are still disputes on the Internet that Adam Kadyrov beat Nikita Zhuravel, who burned the Koran, a member of the special services of Ukraine. Is this true or not?

He beat him and did the right thing. Moreover, I believe that anyone who insults any Scripture should be severely punished, including those who demonstratively burn it. Our country has a unique law that protects religious values ​​and they are protected by the state at the highest level," Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel.

"Without exaggeration, yes, I am proud of Adam's act," added Kadyrov.

Ramzan Kadyrov published a video of his son Adam beating Nikita Zhuravel, who was accused of burning the Koran, in a pre-trial detention center.

"There are still disputes online about the fact of Adam Kadyrov's beating of Holy Quran burner Nikita Zhuravel, an accomplice of the… pic.twitter.com/MfAEn84OHd

- NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 25, 2023