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Sukhumi, Abkhazia - September 1993. Moving up the train tracks to launch a ground assault on the Parliament building, the Abkhazian rebels come under random sniper fire from Georgian forces still lodged in buildings nearby.

Sukhumi, Abkhazia - September 1993. As the Abkhazian rebels move through the destroyed city of Sukhumi to launch an attack on the Parliament building, local residents offer water to the fighters.

Sukhumi, Abkhazia - September 1993. The Abkhazian rebels rest on their way to attack the Parliament building and declare the country theirs.

Moscow, Russia - October 1993. Russian military tanks around the White House prepare to leave after firing on the Russian White House to dislodge armed anti-Yeltsin demonstrators.

Moscow, Russia - October 1993. The dead body of an anti-Yeltsin extremist lies unnoticed in the streets of Moscow long after he was shot by the Russian military. The Russian military forcibly dislodged armed extremists who were occupying the White…

Moscow, Russia - October 1993. After battling the Russian military for several hours, anti-Yeltsin demonstrators surrender to the Russian military as they leave the building under a heavy guard.

Moscow, Russia - October 1993. Russian special forces move in to take control of the Russian White House after the Russian military pounded it with tank shells and rifle fire to dislodge the armed anti-Yeltsin demonstrators holed up inside.

Moscow, Russia - October 1993. The Russian military advance on the White house the morning after the building was overrun by armed opposition to President Yeltsin.

Moscow, Russia - October 1993. Under sniper fire, medics evacuate the corpse of a Russian soldier from the front lines as the military battles anti-Yeltsin extremists for control of the White House.

Moscow, Russia - October 1993. Under heavy sniper fire, Russian soldiers tend to a wounded soldier shot by armed demonstrators holed up inside the White House.