He later died in the meatgrinder near sumi. π₯²
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Likely in one of the Chechnya campaigns
And thus the VDV joins the dodo and the dinosaurs among extinct species.
I think Iβve seen this movie. But isnβt he supposed to be riding a large bomb?
You can't trick me with your fake news! We must never forget the lives lost in the battle against the giant man, lest history repeat itself.
That's a great photo. I thought he was standing in a model city during a war game.
How is there no motion blur on a camera that old?
Just because the camera is old, doesn't mean it is slow.
Remember that the US used highspeed cameras to capture blasts waves when developing the explosive lenses for the nuclear bomb.
Taking a sharp image like this is simple, you have sunlight outside, plenty enough light for the shutterspeeds needed.
It's film on a sunny day. You could use a fast shutter speed.
Heck film movie cameras could do 8K or even higher in the 60s/70s.... The problem was home media formats. But the quality coming out of the camera was insane.
He's going to regret wearing that baret