Russian troops in Melitopol plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to seek out they’ve been remotely disabled
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However after a journey of more than 700 miles, the thieves had been unable to use any of the gear -- because it had been locked remotely.
Over the previous few weeks there's been a rising variety of studies of Russian troops stealing farm gear, grain and even constructing materials - past widespread looting of residences. But the elimination of valuable agricultural gear from a John Deere dealership in Melitopol speaks to an increasingly organized operation, one that even uses Russian navy transport as part of the heist.CNN has realized that the tools was removed from an Agrotek dealership in Melitopol, which has been occupied by Russian forces since early March. Altogether it is valued at practically $5 million. The combine harvesters alone are value $300,000 every.
CNN is not naming a contact in Melitopol acquainted with the small print of the case for their own safety.
The contact said the process started with the seizure of two mix harvesters, a tractor and a seeder. Over the following few weeks, everything else was eliminated: in all 27 pieces of farm machinery. One of the flat-bed trucks used, and caught on digicam, had a white "Z" painted on it and appeared to be a army truck.
The contact mentioned there have been rival groups of Russian troops: some would come in the morning and a few within the evening.
A number of the machinery was taken to a nearby village, but a few of it launched into an extended overland journey to Chechnya more than 700 miles away. The sophistication of the equipment, that are equipped with GPS, meant that its journey could be tracked. It was final tracked to the village of Zakhan Yurt in Chechnya.
The equipment ferried to Chechnya, which included combine harvesters -- may also be managed remotely. "When the invaders drove the stolen harvesters to Chechnya, they realized that they might not even turn them on, because the harvesters were locked remotely," the contact stated.
The gear now appears to be languishing at a farm near Grozny. But the contact mentioned that "it seems that the hijackers have found consultants in Russia who are making an attempt to bypass the safety."
"Even if they sell harvesters for spare parts, they may earn some money," the contact said.
Different sources within the Melitopol area say theft by Russian navy units has extended to grain held in silos, in a region that produces a whole bunch of hundreds of tonnes of crops a year.
One source informed CNN that "the occupiers are providing local farmers to share their profits 50% to 50%." However the farmers making an attempt to work in areas occupied by Russian troops are unable to maneuver their produce.
"Not a single elevator works. Not one of the ports are working. You will not take this grain from the occupied territory wherever. "
So Russian forces are merely taking the grain, the source said. "They steal it, take it to Crimea and that is it."
Last week the mayor of Melitopol posted a video showing 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 together with personal farms," the mayor told CNN.