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Saturday, 17, June 2001

Vakha Arsanov confirms the fact of destruction of Russian planes

Vakha Arsanov confirms the fact of destruction of Russian planes.

News agency France-Press reports with reference to a representative of the vice-president of CRI Vakha Arsanov that two Russian planes were really shot down in the south of Argun Gorge with the help of a "Stinger".  Vakha Arsanov himself stated through his representative that Chechen forces of Anti-Aircraft Defense intend to gain control over all the air space of CRI.

Subdivisions of Chechen armed forces show increasing activity practically over the entire territory of the country.  In the last two days crossfire and clashes with the enemy took place in Sharoi and Itum-Kali regions of CRI.  Chechen commandment reports of an hour-long battle between mujahideen and Russian occupational-terrorist formations group in the region of settlement Ushkaloi.  As the Chechen side reports, in the course of the battle 8 aggressors were destroyed and 2-battle paratrooper cars war burned.  Aggressors used helicopters and heavy artillery.  However, Chechen combatans managed to retreat to their bases without substantial losses.  3 mujahideen were injured.  Battle engagements also occurred around the settlement Zonakh.  Here, a mobile group of mujahideen fired at a war convoy of aggressors, destroying a BTR troop carrier and 4 Russian mercenaries.

In Johar, in Staropromyslovski district of the capital, a diversion group from the complement of the subdivision under Amir Abu-Valid exploded a car UAZ with four OMON (special police) men.  All the four were killed on the spot. In the settlement "Turbina" shot the exit

Mujahideen made impact on Russian mercenaries.

checkpoint of the enemy with grenade dischargers.  Reportedly, 3 soldiers were killed and at least 5 were wounded. 

According to the data of the Chechen side, as a result of diversion actions in Gudermes and Argun 3 units of armored enginery and 2 vehicles URAL were burned down.  Altogether in the last day and night about 30 aggressors were destroyed and at least 10 units of various war enginery of the enemy were burned. 

Commander of the Islamic regiment of special function Arbi Baraev reported that his fighters brought into effect the sentence of the Shariat court over the head of the occupational administration of the village Gekhi.  In the words of Baraev, he was killed in his own house with a Russian officer, who was on a visit at the national traitor's.  In the course of the crossfire that arised his wife died as well.

On Friday, in the second part of the day Arbi Baraev went home to the village Alkhan-Kala.  As Baraev reported, 20 minutes after his arrival home Russian aviation launched a rocket strike at the house.  However, literally several seconds prior to the attack Baraev left the house with his guards.

Russians have put bombing impact on Alkhan-Kala expecting to get in Baraev.

Only one mujahideen received a light injury of the hand with the rocket shrapnel’s.  Baraev himself did not suffer.

Russian occupants continue the practice of single-minded murdering of civilians of CRI.  Not far from the village Pobedenskoye and Pervomayskoye, bodies of seven people were discovered in a plantation.  All of them are young people, the youngest being 15.  Six of the murdered were identified; they are dwellers of the village Pobedenskoye. In 1.5 km from the village Elistanji, Vedeno region, two cars "Audi" and "Volga" shot with bullets were found.  In the first of them bodies with gunshot wounds were discovered, while in the second one bodies of two killed local dwellers.   Local residents state that Russian occupants committed the murders.  Russian side factually admitted its involvement in the mass killing of civilian Chechens by announcing the arrest of 19 soldiers.

Kavkaz-Center News

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  15.06.2001 I Events

   Two Russian planes were
   shot down


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