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| Caucasus Corpse Count |
| 2004-04-28 |
| Four Russian soldiers and policemen were killed and 15 wounded in war-wrecked Chechnya over the past day, an official in the Kremlin-backed Chechen administration said on Tuesday. Rebels fired on Russian positions 18 times in the past 24 hours, killing two soldiers and wounding 10, said the Chechen official, speaking on condition of anonymity. A soldier was killed during a clash with rebels outside Niki-Khita in the Shali district. Two soldiers were wounded in the fighting, the official said. A rebel was also killed. A military vehicle hit a land mine and exploded outside the town of Urus-Martan, killing one Russian police officer and wounding three, the Chechen official said. Rebels strafed an Mi-24 military helicopter with gunfire outside Dyshne-Vedeno. The helicopter made an emergency landing in Vedeno, the Interfax news agency reported. It said no one was injured. Russia shelled suspected rebel positions throughout the separatist-minded region and rounded up at least 180 people on suspicion of aiding the rebels. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |