Zelimkhan Khangoshvili
Georgian Chechen soldier and alleged war criminal (1979–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zelimkhan Sultanovich Khangoshvili (Chechen: Хангин Султан-кIант Зелимхан, Georgian: ზელიმხან სულთანის ძე ხანგოშვილი, Russian: Зелимхан Султанович Хангошвили; 15 August 1979 – 23 August 2019) was an ethnic Chechen born in Georgia who was a former platoon commander for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as a volunteer during the Second Chechen War, and a Georgian military officer during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Later on, he allegedly turned into a useful source of information for the Georgian Intelligence Service by identifying Russian spies and jihadists operating on domestic and foreign soil to Georgian intelligence agents.[1] Khangoshvili was considered a terrorist by the Government of the Russian Federation, the Federal Security Service (FSB RF), and wanted in Russia.[2][3] On 23 August 2019, Khangoshvili was assassinated in Kleiner Tiergarten, a park in Berlin by FSB operative Vadim Krasikov.[2][4]
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Native name | Хангин Султан-кIант Зелимхан |
Born | (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 Duisi, Akhmeta Municipality, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 23 August 2019(2019-08-23) (aged 40) Kleiner Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany |
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Rank | Field commander |
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