KHANKALA. Aug 27 (Interfax-AVN) - A servicemen from a company subordinate to the commandant's office was killed while another two were wounded in a shootout with guerillas in the Shali district of Chechnya, a source for the unified federal headquarters told Interfax-Military News Agency on Tuesday.
"The combat clash took place at about midnight near the Avtury village in the course of a patrolling mission," the source said. "One of the attackers was killed," he stressed.
According to the source, recently the situation in the district became tense. Several rebel groups appeared at the site being tasked according to reconnaissance data to step up sabotage and terrorist activities.