Magomed Tushayev

Magomed Tushayev
Tushayev in 2020
Native name
Магомед Салаудинович Тушаев
Birth nameMagomed Salaudinovich Tushayev
Born (1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 38)
Sernovodskoye, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussia
Years of service2017-present
RankColonel
CommandsCommander of the 141st Special Motorized Regiment
Battles / warsRussian Invasion of Ukraine

Magomed Salaudinovich Tushayev[1] (Russian: Магомед Салаудинович Тушаев; born 23 February 1986) is a Russian Lieutenant Colonel and advisor to the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was a commander of the 141st Special Motorized Regiment (Kadyrovites).[2][3][4][5]

Tushayev is part of a group who terrorized the LGBT community in Chechnya. This included the kidnapping and torture of dozens of men who were suspected to be gay. These acts have been called Chechnya's "anti-gay purge".[6][7][8][9]

In 2022, he was claimed to have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10][11] However, posterior footage disputed this and showed that Tushayev was still alive.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Війна і санкції - ТУШАЄВ Магомед Салаудінович - Поки що не застосовані санкції". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua.
  2. ^ "Мечтал о войне с малых лет: что известно про убитого в Украине генерала Кадырова". Телеграф (in Russian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ Ostrowski, Kurier (27 February 2022). "Czeczeński oddział Tuszajewa przestał istnieć – rozbity przez ukraińską Gwardię Narodową i jednostkę Alfa | Wiadomości Ostrów Wielkopolski". Kurier Ostrowski (in Polish). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Рамзан Кадыров развеял слухи о гибели Магомеда Тушаева и Анзора Бисаева в Украине (+видео)". ИА Чечня Сегодня (in Russian). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Полк имени Героя России Ахмата-Хаджи Кадырова грозненского соединения Росгвардии отметил 15-ю годовщину со дня образования". 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ He murdered homosexuals. He was killed by the Ukrainian military, Pomponik, 1 March 2022
  7. ^ Kieren Williams (1 March 2022), "Ruthless warlord who led 'gay purges' in Chechnya killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine", The Mirror, At a Council of Europe meeting last year the suppression of gay people in Chechnya was described as "the single most egregious example of violence against LGBTI people in Europe that has occurred in decades"
  8. ^ Michael Goldstein (3 March 2022), "World's Largest Aircraft Another Casualty of Russian Attack on Ukraine", Forbes, The death of Russian General Magomed Tushayev, head of a 'motorized regiment' of the Chechnya National Guard, was confirmed by Ukrainian news services. Killed by the elite Ukrainian Alpha unit, Tushayev was a warlord and advisor to Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov. Tushayev was also widely known for terrorizing the Chechnyaa LGBTQ+ community.
  9. ^ Goldstein, Michael. "World's Largest Aircraft Another Casualty Of Russian Attack On Ukraine". Forbes. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  10. ^ Michael K. Lavers (27 February 2022), "Warlord who persecuted gay Chechens killed in Ukrainian fighting", Los Angeles Blade
  11. ^ "Ukrainian Armed Forces neutralise Kadyrov's fighters who planned to kill Zelenskyy", Ukrayinska Pravda, 1 March 2022
  12. ^ Ling, Justin (26 February 2022). "Russia Tries to Terrorize Ukraine with Images of Chechen Soldiers". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Магомед Тушаев: "Я тот, кого "трусливые зайцы" в интернете назвали мертвым" (+видео)" [Magomed Tushaev: “I am the one whom the “cowardly hares” on the Internet called dead” (+ video)] (in Russian). 16 March 2022.