KHANKALA. July 29 (Interfax-AVN) - Federal aircraft bombed two Chechen militant bases in the Argun Gorge in the past 24 hours, the headquarters of the Combined Federal Forces in the North Caucasus told Interfax-Military News Agency on Monday.
"Four dug-ins, two KamAZ trucks and an ammunition storage facility were destroyed in the air strike," a spokesman for the headquarters said.
Army aviation flew 910 missions last week, he went on. It delivered two tactical landing parties to Chechen mountains and inflicted seven strikes on guerrilla bases and gatherings in the Itum-Kale, Nozhai-Yurt and Vedeno districts of the republic. The aircraft airlifted about 2,000 people and 90 tonnes of cargo.
Three rebel attacks from ambushes were prevented in the course of escorting convoys.