Arkady Arkadyevich Babchenko (Russian: Аркадий Аркадьевич Бабченко; born 18 March 1977[1]) is a Russian print and television journalist.[2][3] From 1995, Babchenko served in the communication corps in the North Caucasus while participating in the First Chechen War. He later volunteered for six months during the Second Chechen War.[3]After leaving the army in 2000 he worked as a war correspondent for more than a decade.[4] Since 2017 he has worked as a presenter for the (Kyiv based) TV channel ATR. In 2006 he published the book One Soldier's War, about his experiences in Chechnya.[3][5]
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