A collection of photos taken by a photographer, military journalist, Dmitry Beliakov. Chechnya, Russia, Grozny, Desolated Mira street (Peace street) after 22 weeks of heavy bombardment, February 4th, 2000.
Abkhazia, the Tkvarcheli region, Bridge over the Galidzga river, May 2008
Tajikistan, Zeravshan gorge, November 2002.
Tajikistan, Zeravshan gorge, November 2002.
Ukraine, Zaporozhie, Steel mill, June 2005.
Russia, the Volgograd region, Children play in the Don at St-Nikolay, June 2001.
Russia, the Volgograd region, Father Gennady, a priest from St-Innokenty, June 2001.
Chechnya, Russia, Vostok battalion fighters at the drop off point, from where they give chase to separatists in the mountains of the Vedeno area, March 23rd, 2007.
Chechnya, Russia, Russian sappers’ convoy checking Chechen road for landmines and IEDs, planted every day by insurgents, April 2002.
Chechnya, Russia, Grozny, Russian soldier observes ruins of circus, February 19th, 2000.
Russia, the Volgograd region, Van’ka, resident of Cossack’ settlement, visited by the floating church, June 2001.
At Moscow top night club Rai, night is hot for gilded youth and rich folks, November 2008.
Chechnya, Russia, Grozny central market, December 2005.
Chechnya, Russia, Grozny, School ruins, December 2005.
Chechnya, Russia, Grozny, Old couple in their apartment, December 2005.
Chechnya, Russia, Happy residents of liberated Grozny, February 4th, 2000.
Chechnya, Russia, Mopping up operation, April 2002.
Chechnya, Russia, Grozny, Minutka square, Soldiers relax in armchairs they looted from nearby ruins, February 4th, 2000.
Chechnya, Russia, Russian sappers’ convoy checking Chechen road for landmines and IEDs, planted every day by insurgents, April 2002.
Chechnya, Russia, Grozny, Roadside market, February 18th, 2000.
Dagestan, Russia, Burnt remains of insurgent dumped on the edge of the highway, August 1999.
Kosta Khetagurov street, destroyed by the Georgian artillery at the Osettian settlement of Tsunar, August 13th, 2008, South Ossetia.
Dagestan, Russia, Special Force fighters on a mountain raid, October 2007.
Chechnya, Russia, Special Force fighters cleaning their guns after returning from a raid, October 2007.
Russia, Dagestan, the Kyzyl-yurt area, Shepherd, April 2010.
Uzbekistan, Fergana valley, Uzbek family, July 2010.
At Moscow top night club The Most, bored with night life gilded youth waiting for a limousine, November 2008.
Russia, the Volgograd region, Semyonych, boatswain at St-Innokenty, June 2001.
Dagestan, Russia, exhausted Special Force fighter on a mountain raid, October 2007.
At Moscow top night club The Most, night is hot for gilded youth and rich folks, November 2008.
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Nice.
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Reminds me of being back in Afghanistan while people in the U.S. don’t know or care what is happening around the world.
The mercenary on “Chechnya, Russia, Mopping up operation, April 2002″ wears something that looks like the British camos I bought in a surplus store for my workshop.
Very high quality photography. Interesting the destruction in the Chechen city.
Grozny a Chechen city? Grozny was built by Russia, and is IN Russia. If Russia wants to destroy it it’s their business.
Yes, it occupied by Russia. Does not mean it is part of Russia.
It’s a Russian city, founded in 1869. The city was not widely inhabited by the local Chechens until well into Stalins regime, over 50 years later. Even then it was because he didn’t trust the Cossacks, who formed the majority of Groznys population.
it was built on the site of thirteen leveled Chechen villages, including Kuli-Jurt, Alkhanchu, Khankala, Bugan-Jurt, Yandara, Sunzha-Jurt, Maas and Zhima-Chechen. The villages were destroyed and the fortress was built.Today Grozny is a Chechen city
Great pix. Especially like the one of the soldiers sitting outside in their make-shift living room. Comfy.
“Kosta Khetagurov street, destroyed by the Georgian artillery at the Osettian settlement of Tsunar, August 13th, 2008, South Ossetia.” – All I can see is a Lada which has been run over by a tank or BTR. There are no signs of artillery fire. Get your facts right!
Especially ruins of yard was run by tank or BTR. Clearly artillery.
Seriously? The car is the only thing that you see?!
Well, you see the car exploded after being hit by a tank causing the shell hole behind it, as well as the fragments that hit the telephone pole and wall. (sarcasm intended)
lol “…bored with life…” I love that comment.