As if by divine intervention against you, the Zone erupts. The fanatics catch up to your buddy as you look for the nearest shelter. Soon after you realize you walked into a dead end. Out of stamina, out of time, and almost out of ammo, only one option remains.
Salvation.
Additional photos from the set of my impression of Russian OMON near Grozny, 1st Chechen war period.
Note the use of Soviet era gear and weaponry, such as the RD-54 backpack and wool gloves. Oftentimes OMON and other MVD units were underfunded and made ample use of stock surplus USSR gear.