Russian colonel Albert Atmurzaev, 39, shot in the head by his OWN SIDE as he’s killed by Putin warlord Kadyrov’s troops

A RUSSIAN colonel has been shot in the head by his own side after warning shots were fired as he approached them.

Lieutenant Colonel Albert Atmurzaev, 39, was killed by national guards loyal to close Vladimir Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov, the warlord leader of Chechnya, according to reports.

Lieutenant Colonel Albert Atmurzaev was killed by Russian soldiers

The shooting was in Grozny, capital of Chechnya, where Kadyrov is reported to be gathering a vast “private army” ostensibly for use supporting the dictator in the war in Ukraine. 

Reports say that Atmurzaev – a Russian interior ministry officer – drove past the Akhmat-Arena stadium when the guardsmen flagged him to stop.

He failed to halt and the troops shot twice in the air.

Then they shot at the car, hitting Atmurzaev in the head. 

The wounded colonel was rushed to hospital but doctors could not save him.

The Russian and Chechen forces have not admitted to the embarrassing friendly fire killing, say reports. 

There are suspicions that the forces being amassed in Chechnya are not for Ukraine but could be deployed if Putin is threatened by a coup.

Or in the event of Putin’s demise as a result of the war going wrong for Russia, Kadyrov could attempt to breakaway from Russia and set up an independent state. 

Kadyrov was appointed by Putin a Colonel-General in the Russian national guard, and he also holds the Kremlin’s highest award of Hero of Russia.