Kadyrov’s racehorse trainer fled Czechia leaving behind horses and debts

Racehorse trainer Arslangirey Shavuev, who was manager of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's racehorses in Czechia, returned to Russia shortly after the country invaded Ukraine, leaving behind a company with a debt of 200,000 crowns, Czech Radio reported on Monday. The four horses that Shavuev had been in charge of for almost ten years have been subject to anti-Russian sanctions since 2014. Kadyrov made an unsuccessful attempt to get the horses out of Czechia just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Czech Radio the horses are now with other breeders in different parts of the country.