Commander Sergey Markov, in an interview with Russian television, said Russian troops, backed by aircraft and artillery, had killed an estimated 600 Chechen rebels in the past three days.

• 俄军指挥官马可夫在俄罗斯电台的访谈中，宣布俄军士兵在飞机与炮火的帮助下，在三天的激战中击毙了约有600名左右的车臣叛乱分子。