At least 12 people were killed and six other wounded during a blast and subsequent shoot-out with Chechen guerillas in the Tsotsin-Yurt (Oktyabrskoye) village in the Kurchaloyevski district, southeast of Grozny, when a Russian military truck was passing by a parked car, where the explosive was planted.
Wednesday, August 29
The organisational committee of the Chechen National Congress, which is to take place in Nazran on September 15 and whose goal is to stop the war in Chechnya, find a political solution to the conflict and work out principles of future relations between Russia and Chechnya, held a meeting.
Thursday, August 30
Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov told German radio „Deutsche Welle“ that a week ago his deputies held in Switzerland an OSCE-mediated meeting with unnamed deputies of the Russian State Duma. The Kremlin denied the report.
Friday, August 31
Fifth anniversary of the Khasavyurt agreements, which put an end to the first war in Chechnya. The treaty on principles of future relations between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic was signed by the then Secretary of the Russian Security Council Aleksandr Lebed and the then Chief of Chechen General Staff Aslan Maskhadov in Dagestani town Khasavyurt in 1996.
In response to an interview with Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov published by Kommersant on Thursday, Aug 30, Russian President’s aide Sergei Yastrzembsky called for tougher legislation that would stop publication of interviews with Chechen guerillas by Russian media.
Saturday, September 1
School facilities in Chechnya, many of which have been completely or partly destroyed by the war and some of which have not been repaired yet, were to welcome – according to pro-Moscow Chechnya’s government – about 190,000 pupils and students.
Sunday, September 2
Russian military helicopter Mi-8 crashed down in the vicinity of Chechen village Khindoy near the border with Dagestan. Four Russian servicesman were killed and two other wounded in the crash. -- Interfax.
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