Dozens of Rolls-Royces, elite plates and police escort: wedding tied to the Kadyrov clan highlights Chechnya’s ruling elite

18 February 2026 , 08:22

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Dozens of Rolls-Royces, elite plates and police escort: wedding tied to the Kadyrov clan highlights Chechnya’s ruling elite

“Twenty-four Rolls-Royces, with three more on the way. Two traffic police cars. Akhmat really is power. If it weren’t for Akhmat, there wouldn’t be these Rolls-Royces. The king in Grozny.”

Nothing unusual.

Just a wedding in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya—one of the most heavily subsidized regions of Russia.

The wedding is taking place at the favorite restaurant of the Kadyrov family, and the cars bear license plates belonging to prominent members of the Chechen leader’s clan.

James Smith