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Down there is a rescue operation of the tank, which lost one shoe.
Space around the machine is shot pehotinitsami,
to prevent grenade militants set fire fighting machine.
Syrian Arab Army officers can not observe from afar,
and we head down to attend the venue of the rescue operation.
Our way is through the private sector homes.
Mutilated home - it's one of the faces of war.
Militants from the residential area turned deadly maze.
To clear them from the city, had to fight for every room.
Each wall here - it's a milestone that had to take.
From the depths of the buildings can be shot sniper militants.
There are always audible clicks sniper bullets, but no one pays attention to the danger.
All they remember the main thing now - is to save the tank.
I ran across in one of the walls and look around.
I understand that I may be noticeable sniper militants, and hide under the remains of the stairs.
Crew members armored recovery vehicle, simply put - Bram
despite the danger, attach the cable to start towing the damaged tank.
Rebel positions are 30 meters away.
Upon the occurrence of the Syrian Arab Army units they retreated.
But now to return, take a moment and try to counterattack.
When the rope fastened, the tank makes a pre-emptive shot at the militants and the evacuation.
I understand that my shelter can become crypt
if 47 tons of uncontrolled bulk tank at the remains of the building.
It is urgent to get away from here.
After a few meters rope broke. The second was torn before.
BREMka went for a new cable.
Marines continue to sweep inside buildings.
If the tank can support them with fire, the impact can wait no longer.
Crew awaits a new attempt to pull them out of the lane.
Any suspicious movement by militants shot.
The shock wave from the firing tank folded nearby house.
The collapse of the building gave positive results: now home wreckage covered the left side of the machine.
Captain bypasses the tank to see the situation from all sides.
BREMka arrived. Starts all over again.
Finally managed to bring the damaged car to the front.
Covering towing damaged tank, the crew begins to cover Hussein Marines
have embarked on sweeping the last house on the artery.
Commanders have suggested that there may be another tunnel militants.
The operation continues.
Andrey Filatov, Igor Nadyrshin, Viktor Kuznetsov, Vasily Pavlov, Marat Musin. ANNA News. Damascus.