| Rebel attacks killed two Russian soldiers and wounded 11 over the past day in Chechnya. Rebels fired on Russian military positions 16 times in the past 24 hours, killing two soldiers and wounding seven others. Another four were injured in a clash with rebels near the village of Zhanni-Vedeno in the southern Vedeno district. One rebel was also killed, the official said. Rebels also fired on police as they conducted a sweep operation in the Kurchaloi region, the official said. One policeman was killed and two were wounded. The rebels escaped. Russian artillery pounded suspected rebel positions in three regions of the republic, but no aviation was used due to poor weather. |