02.03 / 00:01
politics
Chechnya
torture
Warlord who led torture and murder of LGBTQ Chechens killed in Ukraine
“anti-gay purge” in Chechnya targeting members of the LGBTQ community with illegal forced detentions, torture and murder was killed Saturday during fighting in Ukraine.Magomed Tushayev, who served as a close advisor to Ramzan Kadyrov, the Pro-Putin leader of the Chechen Republic, was leading a regiment of the Chechnya National Guard when he was killed during a battle with Ukraine’s elite Alpha Group over control of Antonov Airport, also known as Hostomel Airport. The international cargo airport and testing facility near Kyiv has been an important landmark strategically throughout the conflict.Illia Ponomarenko, defense reporter with Ukrainian news outlet The Kyiv Independent, reported the news on Twitter and it was confirmed by a spokesperson for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Los Angeles Blade.Magomed Tushayev, one of Ramzan Kadyrov’s top warlords, has been killed in action in Hostomel.??Ukraine’s elite Alpha Group is reportedly fighting Chechens in the airfield.
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