Patriarch Kirill presented Ramzan Kadyrov with the Order of Glory and Honor, 1st Class

Kirill called Kadyrov “a strong-willed, purposeful, and responsible leader who tirelessly cares for the region entrusted to him and its residents”. According to the patriarch, Chechnya has achieved “significant successes” in the socio-economic sphere, in ensuring security, and in building interreligious peace and civil accord.

The patriarch separately praised the head of Chechnya for the good relations between the republic’s authorities and the Grozny diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Kadyrov received the Order of Glory and Honor, 1st Class, on his 50th birthday.

As Agentstvo notes, the inauguration was held for the third time in a row on October 5 — Kadyrov’s birthday; the same was true in 2016 and 2021. Grozny City Day also falls on the same date.

Two days before the anniversary, Vladimir Putin awarded Kadyrov the rank of army general, and Rosgvardiya director Viktor Zolotov presented him with new shoulder boards and a papakha. On the morning of October 5, Channel One aired a five-minute segment about Kadyrov, and a congratulatory segment about the anniversary also aired on VGTRK.

Sources

• Novaya Gazeta Europe