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Five Russian soldiers killed in Chechnya
(AFP)
25 December 2005
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia - Five Russian soldiers were killed and four others wounded in various combat incidents this weekend in the war-torn southern province of Chechnya, a source in the Kremlin-backed Chechen administration told AFP on Sunday.
Russian federal troops came under fire from separatist rebels on 11 separate occasions at various points in the province since Saturday, the source, who requested anonymity, told AFP in a telephone interview.<o:p></o:p>
Two soldiers died and two more were wounded in one exchange, while the body of another soldier apparently shot by a sniper was found near the village of Khatumi, the source said.<o:p></o:p>
In a separate incident on a highway outside the provincial capital, Grozny, a jeep carrying Russian soldiers came under fire, leaving one dead and another wounded.<o:p></o:p>
In Khatumi on Saturday, a ...
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