SEVASTOPOL. Aug 8 (Interfax-AVN) - The corpse of a rebel has been found in Chechnya by a search and reconnaissance party of the Itum-Kale border guard detachment, the press service of the North Caucasus regional border guard department said on Thursday.
"A search and reconnaissance party of Itum-Kale border guards found a sniper rifle in the area of the operation to destroy a rebel gang on Wednesday. An hour later, they found the corpse of a rebel with an amputated arm," a press service official told Interfax-Military news Agency.
According to him, the gang has lost a total of 24 men killed and three captured.
"No engagements with rebels have been registered in the district for more than three days," the official said.