LOSSES UNDERGONE BY THE PARACHUTISTS IN TCHETCHENIE








MOSCOW, March 1.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Alexandre Konovalov).  The
week derniere, the troops aeroportees of Russia lost in Tchetchenie 5
people kill some and 16 wound some, A declares colonel general
Gueorgui Chpak, controlling Troops aeroportees.

The total of the losses undergone by the Troops aeroportees during the
operation antiterrorist in the Caucasus of North, has to start with
the operations in Daghestan (a republic north-caucasienne forming
integrante part of the Federation of Russia agressee by the
separatists in aoOet 1999) from the 2 aoOet 1999:  268 kill some and
631 wound some.

The general colonel has releve that the recent losses undergone by the
paras go back to an operation of blocking of certain areas situees in
mountain tchetchene, achevee a few days ago only.  During this
operation, many hiding places of weapons, ammunition and equipment
have ete detruites.

As regards the military situation in Tchetchenie, Gueorgui Chpak A
qualifiee of stable, has the exception of certain zones or it was
tended a little.  The situation is very tended around the localite of
Argoun or a battalion of the 31e brigade aeroportee puts command.

It is with the appearance of the greenery in the mountains tchetchenes
that the soldiers expect has an intensification of the activity of the
tapes, therefore take measures to prevenir it.

According to the information of the groups of recognition of the
Troops aeroportees, there remain approximately 1500 gangsters weapons
in Tchetchenie.  The general colonel does not have gives the figure
concerning the number of foreign mercenaries in Tchetchenie because "
nobody will provide you such an information ", A underlines Gueorgui
Chpak.