"I SERVE THE FATHERLAND" SOURCE MATERIALS (2000-2009)

Soldiers uncover a 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar in a hangar, bring in and install batteries into the vehicle.

A soldier installs windshield cleaning brushes, wipes the hatch and the tractor body. 2S4 Tyulpan mortars in a hangar.

A Tyulpan mortar drives out of the soot.

View of the mortar from different angles.

A technician checks the machine's hydraulic pistons, turns handles, and switches toggle switches.

View of the gears of the mortar gun.

The mortar barrel is pointed at the sky.

The mechanic switches toggle switches, controls the movement of the gun barrel.

Soldiers squat near the wall.

A self-propelled mortar on the unit's territory.

A technician secures the gun barrel to the vehicle's body with a bracket.

A mechanical engineer talks about the technical characteristics of the 2S4 "Tulip" mortar and his personal involvement in the development of the loading mechanism.

An infantry fighting vehicle with soldiers on its armor moves along the training ground.

The senior lieutenant orders the artillerymen to perform geodetic surveys using the polar method, to mark the locations of the self-propelled gun battery firing positions.

The artillerymen take measurements and set up landmarks on the training ground.

Raising the Russian flag on the flagpole.

The flag flutters in the wind, the Russian anthem plays.

Pilots in the helicopter cockpit.

Onboard the Mi-8 helicopter, propellers working.

Helicopters at the airfield.

Fuel and lubricants laboratory.

A laboratory assistant analyzes fuel and lubricants, makes entries in the log.

Thermometer in a graduated cylinder.

Voltmeter pointer board.

Flask with boiling liquid in a fume hood for paraffin analysis.

Graduated cylinder with liquid.

Warrant Officer Yuliya Viktorovna Khaustova, Head of the Fuel Depot Laboratory, talks about fuel and lubricants analysis equipment and test parameters.

Fuel and lubricants tanks are outside.

Fuel and lubricants laboratory building.

ATZ-19 MAZ-6501 refueller next to the fuel and lubricants tanks.

Sign on a pole "Group No. 2 diesel fuel".

Fuel and lubricants depot infrastructure, fuel and lubricants tanks, watchtower, gates.

Patrolman with a machine gun.

Helicopters on the airfield.

Soldier on the watchtower.

Hatches of underground fuel tanks.

Air traffic controller looking at monitors and talking on the phone.

View of the airfield from the air traffic control tower.

Officers at the control consoles in the flight control center.

A serviceman looking through binoculars.

Air traffic controller's face.

Microphones and display circle.

View from the control tower of a flying helicopter.

Mi-8 helicopter landing.

View of the airfield and flight control tower.

Mi-8 helicopter approaching for landing, moving along the runway.

An-72 military transport aircraft landing.

An-12 aircraft parked and an Mi-8 helicopter moving along the runway.

A UAZ vehicle enters the territory of a canine center through a checkpoint.

A sculpture of a dog and an information stand at the gate.

The inscription on the gate reads "Cynological Center".

A building with a sign "Training Canine Center", a video camera on the building.

A sculpture of a dog.

A patrolman at a post with a surveillance system.

The territory of a kennel, enclosures with service dogs.

A soldier in an enclosure combs a dog.

Gates with the inscription "Breeding Kennel".

The stadium hosts a competition of service dogs in pursuit and detention of a criminal, practicing the commands "attack", "no", "come" with the participation of a person in a special protective suit.

Private Anashkin Andrey Alekseevich talks about the German Shepherd Alchar, contract service in Chechnya, training the dog to obey commands and his daily routine.

The soldier pets the shepherd.

The colonel, the judge of the competition, talks about the results of the championship of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in all-around with service dogs.

Territory of the military unit.

Sergey Ivanov talks to journalists on board the plane, talks about the goals of his visit to Paris.

Pilots at the controls in the cockpit.

French officials meet Ivanov S.B. at the steps of the plane.

At the airport, Ivanov S.B. gives an interview to journalists, talks about the upcoming meeting with the French Minister of Defense, the goals of his visit to Paris and military-technical cooperation.

The museum guide talks about the tapestry "Liberation of the Buda Fortress", tells about the military uniform of different eras in the museum's exposition, individual examples of the uniform of certain troops and things that belonged to historical figures are presented.

A museum display case with epaulettes and shoulder straps.

A stuffed horse named Mauser, which belonged to Voroshilov K.E., next to it is a mannequin of a Budyonny soldier in uniform.

The sculpture "Red Army Soldiers".

The hull of the "Tsar Bomba" AN602 - a model of a thermonuclear aviation bomb in the nuclear weapons museum (RFNC VNIIEF, Sarov).

Soldiers install a missile into the 9P129 Tochka-U launcher.

The launcher starts moving and moves into position.

The Grad launcher fires at a firing range.

The Uragan MLRS fires missiles; gunpowder smoke after firing.

Two 9P129 Tochka-U launchers at a firing range.

Officers watch the missiles being prepared for launch.

Missile launch.

The colonel thanks the Uragan MLRS crew for excellent shooting.

The crew takes up positions on the Uragan launcher.

The camera looks into the barrels of the launcher; the guide screw groove is visible.

The senior lieutenant talks about the technical characteristics of the 9P140 Uragan combat vehicle.

Soldiers cover the barrels of the Uragan launcher with a casing.

The senior lieutenant raises the red flag and gives the command, "Crew, prepare for battle!" A senior lieutenant talks about graduating from the Kazan Artillery School, the technical characteristics of the Uragan mount, his personal life, salary, and life principles.

The barrels of the Uragan mount rise and fall.

The Grad MLRS, viewed from different angles.

The camera looks into the barrels of the mount, the guide screw groove is visible.

The Grad mount crew takes up positions.

The gunner turns the handle.

The barrels of the mount turn and lower.

The Grad mount crew takes up positions on the vehicle hull and in the cabin.

The commander gives instructions and commands, "Battery, prepare for battle!" The Grad mount crew prepares the vehicle for battle and reports readiness.

The senior lieutenant thanks the Grad MLRS crew for excellent shooting.

The commander gives the all clear.

The gunner turns the handle.

The barrels of the mount turn and lower.

The Grad mount crew near the vehicle.

View of the Ural-375D cabin and the barrels of the Grad mount.

The tail of the plane with a red star and the Russian flag.

Tents on the airfield, technicians near the Su-25. Aircraft technicians on the wings of the Su-25. View of the open cockpit of the Su-25. The chassis of the plane.

A technician uncovers the Su-25 cockpit and lifts its cover.

A jack under the wing of the plane.

View of the Su-25. Hangers on the wing of the plane.

Aerial bombs lie on a rack.

Senior aircraft assembly engineer Major Alexander Mikhailovich Lishaiko talks about his first business trip to Tajikistan.

Senior aircraft assembly engineer Major Lishaiko Alexander Mikhailovich talks about his first trip to Tajikistan.

Lishaiko A.M. talks about his impressions, life in Tajikistan, pilot training flights, pre-flight preparation of aircraft, social security for pilots, living conditions, the presence of a French air base, the work of Russian helicopter pilots, the number of combat aircraft at the base, and the time it takes to prepare the aircraft for flights.

Military personnel near tents at the airfield.

View of Su-25 aircraft.

Airliner in the sky.

Technical vehicles and helicopters on the parking lot.

Technician in the aircraft cockpit.

The electrical cable is connected to the connector on board the aircraft.

An aircraft technician inspects the wing of an aircraft.

A box of wrenches.

A technician switches the toggle switches on the power supply machine control panel.

Aircraft wing with fasteners and suspensions.

A Tu-134 aircraft takes off.

An eagle soars in the sky.

View of the Russian flag from the aircraft cockpit.

An An-12 cargo aircraft in the sky.

Technician in the Su-25 cockpit.

Technicians on the wing of the aircraft.

Civilian Tu-154 airliners and a Mi-8 helicopter.

The tail of the Su-25 with a red star and the Russian flag.

A French Mirage 2000 aircraft taxiing.

A Mi-8 helicopter parked and a moving Mirage 2000. A French A400M transport aircraft in the sky.

Rocket mounts and aerial bombs lie on a rack.

A correspondent speaks about the airbase against the background of the aircraft (several takes).