One Ingush teenager killed, two wounded by Russian chopper

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Council of Nongovernmental Organizations (BBC Monitoring)
One Ingush teenager killed, two wounded by Russian chopper

Organizations web site on 26 March 26 March: On the evening of 25
March, a Russian military helicopter opened fire at a group of young
people in the streets of the village of Nesterovskaya in Ingushetia's
Sunzhenskiy District. According to eyewitnesses to this incident, one
of the helicopters, which was flying over the village, unexpectedly
fired four missiles on the outskirts of the village. A 15-year-old
schoolboy, Khamkhoyev, was killed after fragments of one of the
missiles hit him.

Two more teenagers, the Khashagulgov brothers, were seriously wounded
by the fragments and taken to hospital. Local residents denied the
Russian media reports that the helicopter had opened fire at an UAZ
vehicle. It is not known why the missiles were fired on the outskirts
of Nesterovskaya. Residents of Ingushetia are extremely outraged and
concerned about the incident.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chechnya-sl/message/37035

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1. a little bit longer report, not much more informative at this time

26/3/2004

Military helicopters attack teenagers in Ingushetia

On March 25, a 15-year-old teenager was killed and two teenagers were badly wounded in a missile attack from a military helicopter on the outskirts of the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia's Sunzha district, a source at the Ingush Interior Ministry told the Caucasian Knot correspondent. The source denied the information spread before that the fire had been opened on a moving UAZ car.

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The happening has aroused burning indignation among the Ingush
population. People rate the recent developments in the republic,
including unwarranted arrests and abductions of civilians, as direct
attempts to extend military operations to the territory of Ingushetia.

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chechnya-sl/message/37039
http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/645820.html

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2. Four-year boy hit by APC in Grozny

Four-year boy hit by APC in Grozny

A four-year boy was hit by an APC (armored personnel carrier) with Russian servicemen in one of the streets of Grozny on March 25. Later, the child died from injures in the 9th city hospital.

The soldiers tried to escape from the scene of the crime but were detained by offices of the Chechen police. Details of the incident are being specified.

http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/645993.html

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3. Russian commander forecasts aggravation of situation in Chechnya

INTERIOR TROOPS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FORECASTS AGGRAVATION OF SITUATION IN CHECHNYA IN SPRING AND SUMMER

MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti) - Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, the Commander-
in-Chief of the Russian Interior Ministry troops, forecasts aggravation of the situation in Chechnya in spring and summer.

On Saturday in reply to questions of journalists at the official ceremony devoted to the Day of Interior troops Gen. Tikhomirov stated
that presently the situation in the Chechen republic was tense and that an outburst of unlawful activities was expected in spring, and the "mine war" would still be waged.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chechnya-sl/message/37032

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4. a few more..

Group of invaders eliminated near Samashki

Chechen Commander (Amir) Abu- Sayaf reported to Kavkaz Center news and information agency about a successful combat operation that Chechen Armed Forces carried out near the village of Samashki. Commander Abu-Sayaf reported that March 19 at 9:20 AM Chechen troops detonated a landmine under the armored personnel carrier that accompanied a Ural truck on the road leading from Samashki towards the Rostov-Baku highway. After the blast the invaders came under a grenade-launcher attack. During the short combat Chechen troops eliminated four invaders and wounded at least three.

Several minutes later a UAZ jeep with collaborators on board drove up to the combat scene. The Mujahideen (the fighters) attacked the jeep killing four national traitors. Two officers of the so-called pro-Moscow police and two of their bodyguards were on board the vehicle. Chechen fighters seized their weapons – four assault rifles and two handguns. Two assault rifles out of four were special weapons used by the invaders' Spetznaz special forces.

http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/article.php?id=2576

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Shali: 16 dead in attack on convoy

Chechen Commander Rizvan Chitigov reported to Kavkaz Center news and information agency about a successful combat operation that Chechen Armed Forces carried out in Shali District of the country Thursday afternoon. Commander Chitigov reported that Chechen troops attacked a military convoy of the aggressors by blowing up at least four landmines on the route of its movement. After the blast mass fire was opened from assault rifles, which did not cease for 10-15 minutes. 15 minutes after launching the attack the Mujahideen (fighters) withdrew from the combat scene.

The Chechen side reported that at least 16 aggressors were killed and 10-15 enemy soldiers wounded in this combat operation. One truck with soldiers on board was completely burned. Two APC were virtually totally disabled. No casualties were incurred by the Chechen side. No other details have been reported.

http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/article.php?id=2591

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Four Russians killed in Chechen clashes
25/03/2004

Four Russian servicemen have been killed in the latest clashes with
rebels in Chechnya, an official with Chechnya’s Moscow-backed civilian administration said today.

Rebels fired on Russian positions 20 times in the past 24 hours, killing two soldiers and wounding eight others, the official said.

Another two servicemen were killed in a clash with rebels near the
village of Benoi-Vedeno in the southern mountains, he said.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chechnya-sl/message/37002

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5. A substantial list of dead Russian soldiers in evidence too,

and a comment that Russia intends to reduce troop levels in
Chechnya by 3000 out of 70,000 or so. Sure glad things are
getting "normalized" there. I am wondering whether the
catfight in Georgia will add to the chaos. Georgia was
fairly chaotic to begin with, or so I have read, and a popular
hangout for the Chechnyan resistance between "operations".