A still from an old video filmed by Chechens from the group of Salaudin Timirbulatov, nicknamed "Tractor Driver". It depicts the execution of one of four captured Russian soldiers in 1996.
The "Tractor Driver" would later be seized by the FSB and sentenced to life in the "Black Dolphin", where he still sits.
Chechen national guard, his name is Musa Baskhanov, nicknamed "Cyborg".
Musa Baskhanov with Chechen rebel nurse Rubati Mitsaeva
Rubati went through the whole war, was seriously wounded. Then, of course, she had to emigrate. She lived in Azerbaijan, Turkey, was the deputy representative of the CRI in Poland and the head of the Warsaw organizing committee of "Freedom of Speech". Recently she has been living in Germany for 9 years
Soldiers of the Sverdlovsk OMON Albert Podkorytov and Sergei Savchenkov.
Both died in an unequal battle with Chechen bandits for the 13th checkpoint in Grozny on March 7, 1996.
Junior Sergeant Yevgeny Frankov shows his Order of Courage and his certificate. He was awarded for bravery in the fighting to liberate the Botlikh region of Dagestan from Chechen bandits on October 27, 1999.
A contract soldier of the October military commandant's office in Grozny, 2001.
The sign warns of mines. If you literally translate this into English, then you can say: "Hell awaits you, there are mines everywhere."
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