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Brutal warlord who 'purged' gay people in Chechnya killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine
dailystar.co.ukwarlord who murdered LGBT+ people in what became known as the "gay purge" has been killed fighting in Ukraine. Magomed Tushayev was a military boss under the command of feared Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Anti-gay purges were first reported in Chechnya, now a constituent republic of Russia, in 2017 and involved secret abductions, torture and extrajudicial killings.
It is estimated that more than 100 people were detained illegally and at least two were killed. Tushayev was killed on Saturday after Ukrainian soldiers - defending their homeland from Russian invaders - managed to wipe out a column of 56 tanks approaching Kyiv.
He was the leader of the 141 motorised regiment of the Chechnya National Guard. His death was confirmed by a spokesperson for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
