Eleven Defense Ministry servicemen killed in Chechnya in 2007

MOSCOW. April 16 (Interfax-AVN) - Eleven servicemen of the Russian Defense Ministry have been killed in Chechnya in 2007, the Defense Ministry said in a statement posted on its official website on Saturday.

In particular, one Defense Ministry serviceman was killed in Chechnya in March, 2007, it said.

A total of 3,613 Defense Ministry servicemen have been killed and 31 have gone missing in line of duty in Chechnya since 1999.