#1: 11.08 gallery - russian army in South Ossetia and Abkhazia Author: Taranov, Location: Moscow, RussiaPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:37 pm ---- Chechen special forces soldiers from Vostok (East) and BTR
Russian BTR-ZD in Abkhazia
Russian BTR-80 in Abkhazia
#2: Re: 11.08 gallery - russian army in South Ossetia and Abkhazia Author: Kurt_Laughlin, Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:15 pm ----
- Taranov
Chechen special forces soldiers from Vostok (East) and BTR]
What is the status of these troops that warrants their designation as "Chechen" units? Are they a Russian Army unit based in Chechnya; a unit of ethic Chechens; a unit of ethnic Russians from Chechnya; or what?
KL
#3: Re: 11.08 gallery - russian army in South Ossetia and Abkhazia Author: Taranov, Location: Moscow, RussiaPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:09 pm ---- Unit of ethic Chechens, some ex-guerillas.
In South Ossetia used two batallions - batallion East and batallion West.
