KHANKALA. Sept 4 (Interfax-AVN) - A militant group comprising over 60 fighters has been eliminated in a special operation near the Chechen village of Gonsolchu, the unified federal group's commander Colonel General Vladimir Moltenskoi told Interfax-Military News Agency on Wednesday.
Federal "units managed to eliminate about 70% of the gang. Several small militant groups are hiding in Chechnya's mountainous forests, but these remains of the gang will be eradicated in the near future," Moltenskoi said.
At present the situation in the Nozhai-Yurt district is under control, he added