Russians Steal Ukrainian Farm Equipment - Only To Find It Remotely Disabled

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"When the invaders drove the stolen harvesters to Chechnya, they realized that they could not even turn them on, because the harvesters were locked remotely," the contact said.

By Ed Scarce — May 1, 2022
Among many thefts, a John Deere dealership in Melitopol was completely ransacked, the valuable tractors and combine harvesters taken away. Only problem? They've been deactivated and won't run. I guess the Russians aren't used to modern farm equipment.

Source: CNN

Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment dealership -- and shipped it to Chechnya, according to a Ukrainian businessman in the area.

But after a journey of more than 700 miles, the thieves were unable to use any of the equipment -- because it had been locked remotely.

https://crooksandliars.com/2022/05/russians-steal-ukrainian-farm-equipment

[empedocles]

1. Friend of mine with good Warsaw contact had mentioned this to me.

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2. Russians: We'll show you!

Farm implement dealer: No you won’t!

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3. I guess this means the Russians join the right-to-repair movement? /nt