RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: SITUATION UPDATE

Russian/Nat Intense fighting in Grozny Saturday has left the centre of the Chechen capital ablaze. Heavy Russian artillery and rockets set numerous buildings on fire, including parliament. On the ground, Russian forces appear to have broken into the city after nearly three weeks of heavy fighting. According to some reports, they’ve seized key buildings. As the Russians began their advance in the early hours of Saturday, artillery shells and rockets smashed into downtown Grozny at a rate of two to
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