MOSCOW, December 29 (AVN) -- Despite bad weather federal aviation is very active in Chechnya, Russian Air Force Commander Anatoly Kornukov said on Wednesday while visiting 5th central military hospital to wish wounded and ill servicemen a happy New Year
At present aircraft have accomplished over 10,300 missions and in future plan to accomplish 60 to 70 a day.
Combined army commanders highly estimate aviation's activity, Kornukov added.
"Attack planes and bombers work in mountainous areas; they are very effective; the intensity of their fire is increasing, not decreasing", the general stated.
Kornukov is sure that it is impossible for guerrillas to escape from the aviation.
In Grozny aviation works only there where its help is needed, the general said.
"We worked over Basayev, Khattab and Raduev's dislocation and the bandits must be eliminates; as far as using ammunition prohibited by international agreements, we do not use them as we have enough other means", Kornukov added.