GROZNY, Russia — A nephew of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s North Caucasus region of Chechnya, has been appointed by local legislators as Grozny’s mayor.
The Grozny city council on July 26 voted for Ibragim Zakriyev, a son of Kadyrov’s sister Zulai, to the mayoral post in Chechnya’s capital.
