Magomed Tushayev
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Tushayev in 2020 | |
| Native name | Магомед Салаудинович Тушаев |
| Birth name | Magomed Salaudinovich Tushayev |
| Born | 23 February 1986 Sernovodskoye, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Years of service | 2008-present |
| Rank | Colonel |
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| Battles / wars | Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
Magomed Salaudinovich Tushayev (Russian: Магомед Салаудинович Тушаев; born 23 February 1986) is a Russian Colonel and advisor to the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was a commander of the 141st Special Motorized Regiment.
Tushayev is part of a group who terrorized LGBT people 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".
In 2022, he was claimed to have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, posterior footage disputed this and showed that Tushayev was still alive.