Ukrainian forces destroy convoy of 56 Chechen tanks, kill general near Kyiv - report

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Ukrainian forces destroy convoy of 56 Chechen tanks, kill general near Kyiv – report

The column was reportedly deployed by Russia to ‘capture and kill’ Ukraine’s leaders, including President Zelensky, using infamous ‘deck of cards’ system

By TOI staff Today, 3:19 pm

Ukrainian military forces were successful in destroying a Chechen special forces column of 56 tanks near the capital of Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian news agency The Kyiv Independent reported. According to the report, which the outlet said was confirmed by the Ukrainian President’s Office, the attack killed top Chechen general Magomed Tushayev, head of the 141 motorized regiment of the Chechnya National Guard.

The report was not independently verified.

The Chechen special forces, referred to as “Kadyrovites,” after Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, were reportedly deployed by Russia to “capture and kill” Ukrainian leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail report claimed that every soldier in the Chechen force was given a deck of cards displaying pictures of Ukrainian officials the Kremlin had deemed high valuable targets, a tool infamously deployed by the United States while hunting down targets in Iraq.

However, the convoy of 56 tanks was targeted by Ukrainian missile fire near the town of Hostomel, just northeast of Kyiv, and obliterated only a couple of days into its mission, according to reports. The death toll caused by the attack was unknown as of Sunday, but was alleged to reach the hundreds. City officials in Kyiv said Sunday the capital remained under the control of Ukrainian forces despite clashes with “sabotage groups.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly expressed frustration over the stalled invasion, with Western officials warning of possible indiscriminate use of weapons by the Russian military if the Kremlin’s timetable is not met.

More at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-forces-destroy-convoy-of-56-chechen-tanks-kill-general-near-kyiv-report/

[mitch96]

1. the Chechen's should have turned off their cell phones.. Pinging cell towers gave away their

position.... oops......
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[mitch96]

3. Then again small quiet drones could have given away their positions also.

A drone can relay back a Lat/Lon location for targeting if the drone is not armed..
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[MineralMan]

4. If True, That Is Huge!

[Tetrachloride]

5. Headlines should say "unconfirmed report "

[honest.abe]

7. Quite a bit detail with names, numbers and locations.

Sounds legit. Also it may be difficult to independently verify.

[L. Coyote]

22. What, unconfirmed report of a confirmed report might sound a bit ridiculous.

"the report, which the outlet said was confirmed by the Ukrainian President’s Office, the attack killed top Chechen general Magomed Tushayev ..."

[Hekate]

6. That's a helluva lot of tanks

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[COL Mustard]

21. From what I've seen elsewhere

The Chechens had T-55 and T-62 tanks. Not modern at all. Russian cannon fodder.

[Bayard]

8. Here's hoping this can be verified

It would be great for morale!

[dlk]

9. Ukrainians are showing themselves to be the fiercest of warriors

Let’s keep up the arms shipments!

[orangecrush]

10. So they do plan to capture/kill Zelensky

And the rest of government officials, and install a puppet regime.

[LisaL]

12. Yes, of course.

NT

[Martin68]

13. I'm not sure this post necessarily authenticates that,though I don't doubt that

Zelensky will be summarily gunned down if they find him because they saw him reach for his weapon...

[orangecrush]

18. Well, there is this...

"The Daily Mail report claimed that every soldier in the Chechen force was given a deck of cards displaying pictures of Ukrainian officials the Kremlin had deemed high valuable targets, a tool infamously deployed by the United States while hunting down targets in Iraq."


Kind of looks like "capture or kill".

[AntiFascist]

11. Wow, K&R! n/t

[C Moon]

14. What the hell does this mean?:

… warning of possible indiscriminate use of weapons by the Russian military if the Kremlin’s timetable is not met.

[orangecrush]

20. It means

They will flatten the city and everyone in it.

[hatrack]

24. See also: "Grozny"

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Which makes the presence of Chechens more ironic than I can even imagine.

[KS Toronado]

15. I hope the United States and other countries

send over so many anti-tank weapons so that none of the Ukrainian soldiers ever run out of them when needed.

[Boomerproud]

16. CNN reports only Russian success with Ukrainian resistance

it seems. I don't trust anyone right now.

[patphil]

19. Tanks are powerful, but they're also sitting ducks for soldiers with anti-tank missles.

They're big and slow when it comes to maneuvering. Especially where there are limited sight lines or lots of cover.

Putin has seriously overestimated his army's power and the Ukraine army's will to resist.

[Crunchy Frog]

23. I hope that's true. I just read up on them.

They are basically a death squad that keeps populations terrorized through through kidnapping, torture, rape, and assassination. Russia has deployed thousands of them to Ukraine.

I fucking hate Putin.