Now with the war almost over - I've decided to collect some photo's I've found on Ossetia from abroad.
God bless the souls of 18 dead peacekeepers and 2,000 Ossetian civilians that fell victims of this conflict.

Please comment on the photos, but try to avoid political discussions as tempting as it may be.


Chechen Regiment sent to fight in Ossetia. It's made up of mostly ethnic Chechen loyalists. This regiment even has their own Imam, I believe. Some used to fight against Russia, now they fight for Russia. They participated on the assault on Gori in mainland Georgia, and apparently kicked total ass.


Our Tankers


Ossetian de-facto president (Eduard Kokoity) fighting on the front-lines with Ossetian militia.


Our boys on BTRs with UN-peacekeeper markings.





Convoy coasting on the only road from Russia to South Ossetia.



More of the Chechen regiment holding Ossetian flag




Part of the Convoy that was evacuating Ossetian civi's




Thats awesome. Looks like a Zsu-23 on top of a BMD-3


Storming the Georgian mainland





Having a drink?


Defending the Convoy




I think this guy wants to be back in the USSR. Unofficial photo


Froggy, still flyin strong

NERF TEH FROG!!!111

man, thats such a beautiful country side. need m0ar pics w/o vehicles and people!

Well... Can barely tell the difference between the pictures and actual POE2 vehicles...

War is a terrible thing, so many dead people. Nevertheless, it is still fascinating. I think it must be something in the blood of mankind that has us so fascinated and in-awe of war, even though we know how terrible it is. Those are some excellent pictures. I'm sure you're probably not too fond of Georgians, but if you find some good pictures of Georgians in combat post those up too

What guns is the soldier on the first pic holding, looks kinda wierd...

Just realized it is a SVD, just the strop that confused me

You bring up an interesting point:
Speaking for myself and I'm sure many other Russians at home and abroad who feel the same way: As much as we wanted Russia to succeed in this conflict something did not feel quite right - something almost close to the feeling of fratricide.

"Where the hell are we? The ****ing sandstorm isn't on the map!"

Some nice shots in there. I have enjoyed the ones that the news is passing around, very interesting to see this equipment in action. A few of those feel right out of some of our POE maps

I would like to stress that this thread needs to remain non-political so it can remain. Feel free to post more images, but think twice before you comment on them or the situation presented in them.

haha I think this was during artillery shelling...dust kept rising up.

Have a Soda!


more landscape and draw distance



Weapons and supplies arriving in Abhazia


says: "If this ain't enough, we'll add more"


Inside a truck, I think


Taking a break. Shmoke-n-a-pancake?


Anti-Aircraft.

Product Placement
Click to view attachment

My baby
I this weapon in PoE

Some nice pictures, especially the landscapes etc, although there beauty is opposite to the effects suffered by all, irrespective of polotics, religion, ethnicity, freedom and protection on all its levels.

God bless all those who have lost loved ones & livelyhood, lifestyles etc, On All Sides.

just post pics people, keep the commentary to yourself, not everyone feels the same about this whole affair...

Good lord!

At least there was a Frogfoot and a Hind.

I second this. Based on the topic on the PoE debate forum there is a wide range of political views. The Associated Press have some interesting pictures of the fighting including some armoured vehicles that looked to me like M-60's, something that was previously unreported as part of Georgia's arsenal; http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Georgia-Unre...byCuXElQl1bbBAF

Chillin in Gori, Georgia.



Some of tens of Georgian tank victims. Tskhinval, South Ossetia




BMP taxi, LOL


Riding off into the sunset



I honestly dont know...just War, I guess...





They may be aged, but it still pack a punch. Even against a NATO-equipped and trained armed force, it seems.





I LOL'd

War porn I tell ye! Jeebus appeared in a dream to me and said this was wrong. Than Satan appeared and told me these pics are A ok because there's no nipple in it. Got really confused, drank a bottle of Famous Grouse with my buds and we deceided we'll decide about this tomorrow.
In short: could you please remove some of your own comments on the pics? Now that would make this thread really non-policital. Thanks for the pics, really nice and non seen here in the newspapers
And I mean that

I guess the Ruskies didn't want to debut their Fullbacks yet? That's ok, I'll wait.

said it for me thx...

aight, aight, you're right. It's pretty obvious which side of the barricade I am on anyways. Most of the labels were just meant to clarify what's what.


Notice there's very little of the "new war toys". Why risk getting shot down in an expensive Fullback when you can expand the Su 24 which in this case can perform the same task. The only thing that's "old" on that aircraft you see is the airframe itself.

P.S. I think Reuters are the most hardcore when it comes to war pictures. I think they are the blue guys in helmets walking over to the BMP crew in "BMP taxi". They take some of their best photos under fire, lol

lolz...

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LOL @ Bevis.

if you wanna see my point of view and chat, meet me at PrattleON. I just finished a long post.

any1 here read the Wall Street Journal? I had to chuckle when i read this passage this morning: "MIG helicopter gunships flew overhead in that direction." Obviously the writers and editors at one of the most well read newspapers in the world have no idea of what they are talking about.

From latest Ziggy's news link

BIG vs. smal



Russsssian BEARRRR

Yeah Reuters are right in the middle of this conflict.

To follow up to requests.
Bias posts/polical comments will result with a deleted post, if it continues, a temporary ban, and so on.

I hope this unfortunate violence ends quickly. There has been enough bloodshed.

Thanks Lynxy
I don't blame you for siding with your country, I'd probably do the same, but just not on these boards.
And now I'll shut up and enjoy the pics

I went through all 167 pictures and didn't see a single M-60. All I saw was what I suppose were Russian T-72s or similar with ERA.

There was only about 7-8 pictures when i saw them and they were burnt out wrecks. I couldn't quite tell cos they were in the distance and wrecked but the turret shape looked like a 60 ... or maybe the T-54 (didn't that have a fairly high turret?)



o_O Oh noes ... reportage time! I see politics!

or T-55, 62?

Apparently Ghost Recon predicted it all! (Really odd since the game itself is set in 2008.)

lol Papashvili
It must have been said to the devs by US government that there will be war, with only a few months inaccuracy No matter, the conflict was frozen, not resolved from 1992, but some ppl insisted they dont want peace and want to kill for land and influence.
Stuff like destruction of WTC was in RA2. Real ppl are inspired by war games. Bin Ladin was inspired while playing RA2 soviet campaign.
remove if considered polical

http://shouldwebeworried.ytmnd.com/

I guess they should rename the eurasian state name in English to Gruzinia or whatever, so ppl could understand and hear a difference between these 2. Especially because of American Georgians, with their apparent geographical knowledge

Its really sad that there are people here in the states really thought that. I wonder if any of them screamed "Wolverines!!!!!" and charged up into the hills. I know I would!!!

I have located some real footage of the assault here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2LG-ASco6o...feature=related

On the real topic here, the pictures are pretty tight. The landscape is very beautiful and a couple of the pictures really capture it well. I think that last pic with the little guy and the giant guy, he looks like an old school axe exicutioner.

heh, face covered, then order comes: Executioner, do your duty

more pics

Ossetian militiaman picking capturing a weapon from a Georgian soldier. M4?


Landscape-o-rama


Refugee truck

last one looks like a poe map lol

lookslike humanitarian aid by the US in the first pic, last one zhitomir perhaps?

Tom Clancy also wrote a book in I think 1999 where a 747 slammed into the Capitol building in Washington (sorry if I'm way off on its name). Cept in his story it was a Japanese pilot who was disgruntled because during a skirmish between the USN and JSDN his son had died. Oh and the plane was empty but it was the state of the union address so the entire US government ... except for Clancy's protaganist survived.



I nearly peed a little and then sat there listening to the music in shock until it replayed twice. That beats putting the "attack here" flag on Australia while its labelled France.



Ziggy you should know better then to quote a massive page of images >_<

lol i hadnt but i made a new page with my post so i carried them over

engine trouble


Armed civilians, Ossetia's paramilitary


dont really know whats going on here. In Georgia




battlefield journalist

Can anybody tell me what model of AK that is (guy on left)? I had to do a double take because I though he had an StG44 at first

i aint gonna babysit this thread, if i have to delete anymore im just closing it.

I think the no political posts has nerfed the forums. They're boring now. I understand with so few regular posters it dominates the forums, but a few feisty arguments is better than no posts at all. Especially when this mod itself is set in a political construct.

I won't say anything more, i've said my bit. I just wanted my feelings noted.

Regarding the landscape pics... it's a shame the region is so f**ked up, it's a georgeous part of the world.

lol It was a joke. Nothing to do with serious politics.

I just want to know who's feelings are getting hurt.