The Chechen jihadis are renowned as being among the most dedicated and battle-hardened jihadis in the world, as we noted here, but if this report is accurate, this time things didn’t turn out so well for them.
“Ukrainian forces destroy convoy of 56 Chechen tanks, kill general near Kyiv – report,” Times of Israel, February 27, 2022 (thanks to Elizabeth):
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.
Infidel says
Hooray for Ukraine! 🇺🇦
Hopefully, that will teach Ukraine to stop backing jihadist countries like Pakistan, or trusting countries like Turkey or Azerbaijan
bill says
Wait a minute, does Robert not usually say the UK Daily Mail is one of the worst newspapers? I would take this with a large pinch of salt
Kelvin says
The UK Daily Mail is sort of a trashy rag, but they cover a lot of un PC stuff the average western rag won’t touch and they don’t blatantly lie
gravenimage says
bill, I think Spencer means *editorially*, which I agree. But they did not make up this story, which was initially covered by the Times of Israel.
Leonard Dunnet says
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of people. May the gates of hell fly open to wellcome them all.
Check Burry says
Yes they were certainly “Put- in graves”
Are you with me
Infidel says
I see what you did there. As they say, fools russian where angels fear to tread
Buraq says
So, let me get this right : a Christian force destroyed an Islamic force.
Infidel says
Yeah, cueing condemnations from the pope and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
noel b eliscu says
What side is he on, let us think this over. A country being invaded after all they are Christians, having a victory and not having a genocide .
gravenimage says
If you think the Russians are going to act like fuzzy bunnies to the Ukrainians you are sadly mistaken.
spiro says
With a Jewish president if what I have been reading is accurate
gravenimage says
True, Spiro–President Zelenskyy’s parents are Jewish.
Martyman39 says
Yes and they will soon be running out of virgins.
Martyman39 says
Why not? Jewish forces do it all the time.
Kagman says
What a wonderful way to start the day… Reading that these church burning, Christian-killing vermin have been slaughtered like sheep…. Great day, Ukraine, GREAT day……
cornelius says
Obviously voting for Ukraine 100%, but taking all battle field casualty claims with a grain of salt. Robert was prudent to preface the article with “if this report is accurate”…
Westman says
It does seem odd. The Chechens are known for ground fighting rather than tank warfare. Islam and tanks would likely be a failing mix.
gravenimage says
If the Chechens are using tanks these are no doubt Russian tanks.
Shalom says
Watch Valley of Tears and see the Syrians dismal handling of tanks.
Keith O says
Correct. The first casualty of war is the truth.
We will only know for certain when the smoke clears and the victors, (hopefully Ukraine) start picking up the trophies.
Intel from other nations will show who was who in the zoo.
gravenimage says
True–but this is reported by the Times of Israel, a solid news source.
rbla says
So unhinged Putin having learned nothing from America’s alliance with jihadists in Afghanistan leading to 911 has forged his own jihadi alliance. He gets this year’s annual Cantacuzene award.
tgusa says
Some tanks are being destroyed. For others it is a different ending. Russian idiots in Shevchenkove, Kharkiv oblast had their vehicle run out of gas.They went to a local Ukrainian police station and asked if they could have some fuel…
spiro says
😅
European pagan says
💙💛
Tony Naim says
💙💛
John says
Were the Ukrainian missiles dipped in pig blood before firing?
🤣🤣
Prince Eugene says
“The report was not independently verified.”
I bet not.
john smith says
You have to hand it to the Ukraine’s they are putting up on helluva fight.
gravenimage says
Jihad fail: Ukrainian forces destroy convoy of 56 Chechen tanks
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Yes–finally some good news! I heard about this yesterday–*very* heartening!
Phil says
Fake. May Russia and Ukraine rejoin each other as had always been the case until the bolshevik atrocities of the 20th century.
Infidel says
That should be up to both countries. A majority of Ukrainians – including Russkie Ukrainians – have no interest in rejoining Russia, as is evident from this resistance throughout the country. Which is what is leading Russia to commit war crimes in places like Kharkiv, bombing apartment buildings
gravenimage says
Actually, Ukraine was still under the Soviet heels after this.
And note that saying “fake” does not actually disprove this story.
Infidel says
I think he is referring to the independence granted to Ukraine by the Soviets at the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Yeah, the Soviets did re-annex Ukraine, but it was still kept separate from the Russian SFSR
One of the things Russians resent about the Soviets, aside from communism, is that RSFSR was an entity that existed only on paper, and was controlled totally by the Soviet regime. It wasn’t until Boris Yeltsin became the President of RSFSR that the office had any significance