KHANKALA, September 20 (AVN) - Federal units inflicted four artillery strikes upon guerrilla gatherings, strong points and camps in the Vedeno and Nozhai-Yurt districts of the Chechen republic, a source in the unified federal headquarters told the Military News Agency.
The interception of warlords' talks testifies that the guerrillas suffered heavy losses. The main guerrilla bodies (some 1,000 men) are currently operating in the two districts. More than 1,000 of them are foreign mercenaries. According to intelligence data, 50 more mercenaries are expected to come from the Middle East countries within the next few days.