VLADIKAVKAZ, December 8 (AVN) - Units of the western federal group and Chechen volundeers under command of former Grozny Mayor Bislan Gantamirov entered the town of Urus-Martan early on Wednesday, a source in the Combined Army 58 headquarters told the Military News Agency.
According to military intelligence, Urus-Martan is defended by about 2,000 guerrillas, including 800 foreign mercenaties.