Chechen Warlord Who Assisted in Antigay Purge Killed in Ukraine
Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion of the country. Russian human rights groups have said the advisor had been involved with the persecution of LGBTQ+ people.Magomed Tushayev was killed during the battle at Antonov Airport — known also as Hostomel Airport, according to the Washington Blade.
The facility is an international cargo airport and sits northwest of Kyiv.Tushayev led the “141 motorized regiment” of the Chechnya National Guard.
His death was confirmed by the Ukrainian news outlet the Kyiv Independent and a spokesperson for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
On Saturday, a video of Kadyrov appeared online where he boasted of Chechen victory in Ukraine, Al Jazeera reports. He said Chechen soldiers had entered Ukraine and that Russia’s military could easily take Ukraine’s largest cities.“As of today, as of this minute, we do not have one single casualty, or wounded, not a single man has even had a runny nose,” Kadyrov said, rejecting what he called false reports of casualties that came from Ukrainian sources. “The president [Putin] took the right decision and we will carry out his orders under any circumstances.”The Blade notes that Tushayev had directly been involved in persecuting LGBTQ+ people in Chechnya.
