Mother holds a photo of her son who was killed during armed fighting outside of a hospital in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia.

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Mother holds a photo of her dead son outside of a hospital in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia in 1992. In early August of 2008 the Russian army moved into the former Soviet Republic of Georgia and into Tskhinvali the capitol of South Ossetia The pro-Russian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia with large Russian populations have sought independence from Georgia and closer ties with Russia. Photo by Chuck Nacke

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Size: 5600px × 3790px
Location: Hospital, Tskhinvali, South Ossetia
Photo credit: © Chuck Nacke / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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