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Magomed Tushayev

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Magomed Tushayev (February 23, 1986) is a General and advisor to the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was the commander of the 141 Motorized Regiment of the Chechnya National Guard.

Tushayev was part of a group who terrorized the LGBTQ community in Chechnya. This included kidnapping and torturing dozens of men who were suspected to be gay. This has been called Chechnya's "anti-gay purge".[1][2][3]

As of 2023 he is the 96th Regiment's commander.[4]

On February 22, 2024, he was promoted to the rank of colonel.[5]

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  1. He murdered homosexuals. He was killed by the Ukrainian military, Pomponik, 2022-03-01[permanent dead link]
  2. Kieren Williams (2022-03-01), Ruthless warlord who led 'gay purges' in Chechnya killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, The Mirror, archived from the original on 2022-03-03, retrieved 2022-03-03, 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"
  3. Michael Goldstein (2022-03-03), "World's Largest Aircraft Another Casualty of Russian Attack on Ukraine", Forbes, archived from the original on 2022-03-04, retrieved 2022-03-05, 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.
  4. "Магомед Тушаев: всех чеченских воинов объединяет приверженность курсу Ахмата-Хаджи Кадырова, который доказал всему миру, что терроризм возможно победить". vesti095.ru. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  5. "В Грозном наградили военнослужащих и сотрудников Управления Росгвардии, отличившихся в ходе СВО". ЧГТРК ГРОЗНЫЙ (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-05.