150 FEDERALS KILLED AND WOUNDED IN ARGUN

MOZDOK, December 2 (AVN) - Detachments of the unified federal group in the North Caucasus entered Argun five kilometres far from Grozny and faced strong resistance of guerrillas.

35 to 50 federals killed, over 100 of them wounded, a spokesman for the unified federal headquarters told the Military News Agency

Russian troops continue storm.

Guerrillas use so-called civilians in negotiations with federals.

The trick is that elders or local administration representatives that participate in negotiations tell federals that guerrillas have left their inhabited locality, while terrorists make an ambush on federals' march directions.

To stop federals from using heavy arms guerrillas make ambushes near houses on inhabited localities outskirts.