On the 80th anniversary of Operation Lentil, initiated by Stalin on February 23, 1944, the ethnic cleansing and deportation of the Chechens and Ingush from the Caucasus Mountains to inhospitable steppe lands is commemorated. This operation resulted in the forced relocation of approximately 500,000 individuals, with 25% dying due to the harsh conditions, including thousands of children. The deportation involved the use of cattle wagons to transport the entire populations to Central Asia, where many succumbed to starvation and disease within the first five years of arrival. On this significant anniversary, Ukraine has recognized the right of the Ingush for independence and acknowledged them as a nation occupied by Russia.
Today is 80 years since Stalin’s deportation of around half a million Chechens and Ingush (the entire population) from their North Caucasus home to Central Asia, using cattle wagons. An estimated 25% died on the way or succumbed to starvation and disease within 5 years of arrival https://t.co/4JrpmP2Coc
Also on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet deportation of Chechen and Ingush people https://t.co/dGPdlUyC7p
OTD 80 years ago, Moscow deported hundreds of thousands of Chechens and Ingushs, killing thousands during the deportation, and dozens of thousands within months by cold and hunger. Today, Ukraine recognised Ingushs' right for independency, and as a nation occupied by Russia. https://t.co/YFuwH2jWja
On February 23, 1944, 80 years ago, Stalin started the Operation Lentil, an ethnic cleansing in Caucasus Mountains, the deportation of the Chechens and Ingush from their homes to uninhabitable steppe lands. Of 500,000 deported, almost a quarter died, including thousands of kids. https://t.co/bmIw47FG4D
On February 23, 1944, 80 years ago, Stalin started the Operation Lentil, an ethnic cleansing in Caucasus Mountais, the deportation of the Chechens and Ingush from their homes to uninhabitable steppe lands. Of 500,000 deported, almost a quarter died, including thousands of kids. https://t.co/uAuvjL4j6X