A Russian commando after a combat operation in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War.

Russian troops evacuate their dead and wounded after a clash with Chechen rebels in the Bass river gorge during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

Russian soldier Paul Bocharov shaves the hair of private Roman Nekristov in a field near the village of Engenoy in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

Russian artillery firing on Chechen rebels in the mountains near the village of Engenoy during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

At the funeral of commando's of Russia's 104th Paratrooper Regiment of the 76th Pskov Guards Division, killed in Chechnya during Second Chechen War.

Reconnaissance officers of Russia's 45th Airborne Regiment take a rest during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

Russian soldiers during the morning exercises in the military camp of the Russian Federal troops in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

A soldier of the 251st regiment of the 106th division of Russia's Airborne Forces has a meal in a field near the village of Khatuni in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

Russian paratrooper Yury Tomman mourns the death of his companion during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

A Russian engineer of the special reconnaissance detachment of the 45th RF Airborne forces searches for mines laid by Chechen militants in the river during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

Funeral march of commando's of the 104th Paratrooper Regiment of the 76th Pskov Guards Division, killed in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War.

Russian tanks head off on a combat operation in the Chechen mountains during the Second Chechen War. By March the Russians were established in Chechnya, though groups of rebel fighters had consolidated position, mainly in mountain districts.

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