May 2004
For Chechen civilians, Russia's 'clean-up' operations amounts to little more than genocide. Even Russian soldiers condemn their actions in Chechnya.
When Ivan volunteered to fight in the...
May 2004 For Chechen civilians, Russia's 'clean-up' operations amounts to little more than genocide. Even Russian soldiers condemn their actions in Chechnya.
When Ivan volunteered to fight in the second Chechen war, he had scant understanding of what he would experience. Even now, he remains deeply troubled by his time there. Lack of supplies and widespread alcoholism fuelled acts of brutality. His ill equipped unit had little choice but to rob civilians. "We had to feed ourselves. Of course we turned to looting. Of course we'd kill," he says. He believes the Chechens are being forced into acts of terrorism out of desperation and revenge. "We'd come in the house and kill five people -- one survives, they have nothing to live for and it becomes blood for blood." 60 year old Sowdat has seen two of her children killed by the Russians. Another two have disappeared without a trace. "It's genocide and it's conducted openly," states Rusen Badalov, of the Chechen Salvation Committee. Despite Putin's assurance to the contrary, Chechens believe that a bloody war is being waged against them. Daily 'disappearances' in every village tell the same story. It seems that Russia's campaign to impose order is creating the terrorism they mean to crush.
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russian are motherfucker, and anymotherfucker who support russia is a piece of shit.cant you people see that these people are suffering, why dont just russia pull off and let these people live a normal life,,..cant believe that there are people who say that this is just propaganda and all that crap..thi is the real thing this is whats happing in iraq and afghanistan and other countries .super powers securying their profits no matter what. WAKE UP FUCKING WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDD
WTF... than, why US is occupy iraq, and avganistan?! why US is bombard Serbia? there lives people too, who like to be free and live a normal live... you dont see, us is agressor all the time... rusia just defend his teritory. what would you do, if you have some crazy "fanatic tribe" on your teritory, who want territory from u, and kill your citizzens a? you will call him a heroes or you will kill him?! think about that Поздрав до русија од вашата Македонија ;)
"cant you people see that these people are suffering, why dont just russia pull off and let these people live a normal life" Are you blind or what? Why would Russia pullout? Its part of its SOVEREIGN TERRITORY. Its natural that it defend its territory. How about the US? Is Iraq or Afghanistan part of its territory? How many Iraqis have been killed from a conflict that has nothing to do with 9-11? its you who should wake up and read a book.
I love russian solders, you don`t know the truth, brothers. It is money, disloyalty And it is honest and valor. Our governemnt - is the evil, not soldiers
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it's a prepayd video
what would you do, if you have some crazy "fanatic tribe" on your teritory, who want territory from u, and kill your citizzens a?
you will call him a heroes or you will kill him?!
think about that
Поздрав до русија од вашата Македонија ;)
Are you blind or what? Why would Russia pullout? Its part of its SOVEREIGN TERRITORY. Its natural that it defend its territory. How about the US? Is Iraq or Afghanistan part of its territory? How many Iraqis have been killed from a conflict that has nothing to do with 9-11? its you who should wake up and read a book.
bullshit they didn't show anything.