Russian troops in Melitopol plunder $5M farm autos from Ukraine — to search out they have been remotely disabled
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However after a journey of more than 700 miles, the thieves were unable to use any of the gear -- because it had been locked remotely.
Over the past few weeks there's been a rising variety of studies of Russian troops stealing farm tools, grain and even constructing materials - beyond widespread looting of residences. However the removing of helpful agricultural tools from a John Deere dealership in Melitopol speaks to an increasingly organized operation, one that even makes use of Russian army transport as part of the heist.CNN has realized that the gear was removed from an Agrotek dealership in Melitopol, which has been occupied by Russian forces since early March. Altogether it is valued at nearly $5 million. The combine harvesters alone are price $300,000 every.
CNN isn't naming a contact in Melitopol familiar with the details of the case for their own safety.
The contact mentioned the process began with the seizure of two combine harvesters, a tractor and a seeder. Over the subsequent few weeks, everything else was removed: in all 27 pieces of farm machinery. One of the flat-bed vehicles used, and caught on digicam, had a white "Z" painted on it and gave the impression to be a navy truck.
The contact stated there were rival teams of Russian troops: some would come in the morning and some in the night.
Among the machinery was taken to a nearby village, however a few of it launched into an extended overland journey to Chechnya more than 700 miles away. The sophistication of the equipment, that are geared up with GPS, meant that its journey might be tracked. It was last tracked to the village of Zakhan Yurt in Chechnya.
The gear ferried to Chechnya, which included mix harvesters -- will also be controlled remotely. "When the invaders drove the stolen harvesters to Chechnya, they realized that they might not even flip them on, because the harvesters have been locked remotely," the contact said.
The gear now appears to be languishing at a farm close to Grozny. But the contact said that "evidently the hijackers have discovered consultants in Russia who're attempting to bypass the protection."
"Even if they sell harvesters for spare components, they may earn some money," the contact mentioned.
Other sources in the Melitopol region say theft by Russian military models has extended to grain held in silos, in a area that produces hundreds of thousands of tonnes of crops a 12 months.
One supply told CNN that "the occupiers are providing local farmers to share their income 50% to 50%." However the farmers attempting to work in areas occupied by Russian troops are unable to move their produce.
"Not a single elevator works. Not one of the ports are working. You'll not take this grain from the occupied territory anywhere. "
So Russian forces are merely taking the grain, the supply mentioned. "They steal it, take it to Crimea and that is it."
Final week the mayor of Melitopol posted a video displaying a convoy of vans leaving Melitopol allegedly loaded with grain.
"We now have clear proof that they unloaded grain from the Melitopol metropolis elevator. They robbed the elevator along with non-public farms," the mayor instructed CNN.