In Chechnya, the 18-year-old son of the head of the republic, Adam Kadyrov, was assigned his own force unit, which was named "Dustum K-13", writes "Vyorstka". According to the newspaper, the fighters of this unit are stationed at the facility of the "Akhmat" special rapid response detachment in the native village of Kadyrov senior, Akhmat-Yurt. From the end of 2025 to the beginning of 2026, reports began to appear in the Chechen media that the employees of the "Dustum K-13 Central Base City Group" were stopping drivers on the roads and checking their cars.
At the same time, "Dustum K-13" has a channel on Instagram, where videos of the activities of "center employees" are published. Thus, in one of the videos, men wearing hats with the inscription "Dustum" learn to shoot down drones and control drones. There are also videos of line training, shooting training and evacuation of the wounded. "A soldier is a person who has chosen a path without a schedule, without a stable "9-18" regime, without the possibility to spontaneously stay at home in a difficult moment. This is a life where there is always someone higher in rank than you, but at the same time there is a huge sense of responsibility within you. For the country. For the family. For your choice," reads the note under one of the videos.
Adam Kadyrov gained wide recognition in September 2023, when he beat Nikita Zhuraveli, who was detained for burning the Koran, in the pre-trial detention center of Grozny. After that, he became a hero of Chechnya twice and received several high positions in the republic, including the positions of Secretary of the Security Council and Coordinator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition, Kadyrov Jr. was appointed the head of his father's security service. In October 2024, his name was recorded in the book of records of Russia as the youngest head of the security service of a subject of the federation. he was 16 years old then.
In the past period, according to the calculations of "Настоящее время", Kadyrov Jr. received more than 20 awards, among them the "Combat Distinction" medal of Rosguardia and the gold medal of "Rosenergoatom" "For merit in increasing the safety of nuclear power plants". He was also awarded with the "90 Years" Jubilee Medal of the Traffic Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The latter was handed over to Kadyrov Jr. after he organized a fatal traffic accident in Grozny in January 2026, and he was sent to Moscow for treatment.
