Clash between guerrillas and federal forces in EshelkhatoyRuslan Isayev, North Caucasus – On Wednesday, a clash between Russian military and Chechen guerrillas took place in the Eshelkhatoy village in the Vedensky district.
As a result of the two-hour battle, five Russian soldiers were killed and seven wounded, according to a source in the Chechen Interior Ministry. Nothing is known about possible casualties among the guerrillas.
The attack was thought to be orchestrated by a group under the leadership of Apti Sulumkhadzhiyev, who reports directly to Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen resistance leader and President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. (H/E,T)
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