Ok, I apologise on the behalf of the website that states that the photo in question was taken in 2000. Here is the sourced from AP photos, captioned as “Russian troops march in downtown Grozny, Feb.10, 2000”.

It can take at least twice more, and even more than that with deck parking; this is just a cost reducing measure.

I nominate the UK’s 2010 Strategic defense and destructive review (SDSR) as the most idiotic military procurement-related decision made by a civilian government in the recent history.

You can make a performance version of a turd, but it will still be a turd.

That would make sense 3 years ago, but I’m afraid that it is the only option now. That or his successor.

The source stated it was in 2000. And what was not destroyed in 95’, certainly was in 2000. I remember a UN report from some 15 years ago calling Grozny the “most destroyed city in modern history”. Worse than Beirut or Sarajevo.

Ok....the source stated it was taken in 2000, when Putin was president. And since this video evokes images of WW2, I wrote “recent”.

While there still are some damaged buildings and run-down neighborhoods, here is the shinier side of Grozny today:

Come on man, the answer is in the replies! And Afghanistan looked a lot better in the 80s.

First one was in 1995, second in 2000. Fairly recently. And Putin was the president during the second one.

So what is the context of this thing? Because I am pretty sure there are simpler ways of doing that. They might have even dropped a piano onto it.

Grozny. And its name means terrible.

Chechnya.

Former. Keep trying.

Wrong, but keep trying. Chernobyl (or Pripyat) is just abandoned, not destroyed. But you were close.

Vulcan-Amazonian?

Careful man, I got greyed-out from black flag for suggesting the same thing a few months ago.

Russians should be familiar with this. After all, they’ve recently had such an experience (hint: it is not WW2):

But we should all at least give this new Top Gear car show a chance. The dream team has got its own show, so no worries about them. One thing that I am looking forward the most about the new BBC Top Gear are the cheap car challenges. The old one was becoming quite worn out and scripted in that department. It won’t be…

Mark, what are you looking at?