KHANKALA, April 5 (AVN) - A federal SU-24 Fencer tactical bomber took off once since Wednesday to set up debris on alpine rebel routes from Georgia to Chechnya, a spokesman for the unified federal headquarters told the Military News Agency.
An AN-30 Clank aerial survey aircraft took pictures of a number of tree-covered mountain sectors. MI-24 Hind close support helis escorted three military convoys and a train. MI-8 Hip and MI-26 Halo transportation choppers carried 82 people and 5t of cargo fulfilling the requests of the military and civil administration.
Two AN-26 Curl transports airlifted 20 people and 4t of cargo to Mozdok, the main federal base in the North Caucasus. An IL-76 Candid military transport took 195 servicemen and some 2t of cargo from the area of operations to central Russia.