Russian troops in Melitopol plunder $5M farm automobiles from Ukraine — to seek out they have been remotely disabled
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However after a journey of greater than 700 miles, the thieves had been unable to use any of the tools -- because it had been locked remotely.
Over the previous few weeks there's been a rising variety of reviews of Russian troops stealing farm tools, grain and even constructing supplies - beyond widespread looting of residences. However the removing of worthwhile agricultural equipment from a John Deere dealership in Melitopol speaks to an increasingly organized operation, one that even makes use of Russian army transport as a part of the heist.CNN has realized that the equipment was removed from an Agrotek dealership in Melitopol, which has been occupied by Russian forces since early March. Altogether it's valued at nearly $5 million. The combine harvesters alone are price $300,000 every.
CNN is not naming a contact in Melitopol familiar with the main points of the case for their very own security.
The contact mentioned the process started with the seizure of two combine harvesters, a tractor and a seeder. Over the following few weeks, everything else was removed: in all 27 items of farm equipment. One of the flat-bed vehicles used, and caught on digital camera, had a white "Z" painted on it and seemed to be a military truck.
The contact stated there have been rival groups of Russian troops: some would come within the morning and a few within the evening.
Some of the equipment was taken to a nearby village, but a few of it launched into an extended overland journey to Chechnya greater than 700 miles away. The sophistication of the equipment, that are equipped with GPS, meant that its journey may very well be tracked. It was final tracked to the village of Zakhan Yurt in Chechnya.
The gear ferried to Chechnya, which included combine harvesters -- can be controlled remotely. "When the invaders drove the stolen harvesters to Chechnya, they realized that they could not even flip them on, because the harvesters were locked remotely," the contact stated.
The tools now seems to be languishing at a farm close to Grozny. But the contact said that "plainly the hijackers have discovered consultants in Russia who are making an attempt to bypass the protection."
"Even when they promote harvesters for spare components, they will earn some cash," the contact mentioned.
Other sources within the Melitopol region say theft by Russian army items has prolonged to grain held in silos, in a area that produces lots of of hundreds of tonnes of crops a 12 months.
One source advised CNN that "the occupiers are providing native farmers to share their profits 50% to 50%." But the farmers making an attempt to work in areas occupied by Russian troops are unable to maneuver their produce.
"Not a single elevator works. None of the ports are working. You will not take this grain from the occupied territory wherever. "
So Russian forces are simply taking the grain, the source said. "They steal it, take it to Crimea and that is it."
Final week the mayor of Melitopol posted a video showing a convoy of vehicles leaving Melitopol allegedly loaded with grain.
"We have now clear proof that they unloaded grain from the Melitopol metropolis elevator. They robbed the elevator along with non-public farms," the mayor informed CNN.