Mother cries in the street for her son who was killed during armed fighting in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia in 1992.

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Woman cries for her dead son outside of a hospital in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia. 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: 3761px × 5700px
Location: Street, Tskhinvali, South Ossetia
Photo credit: © Chuck Nacke / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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