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Caucasus
14 Russian troops killed in Chechen rebel attacks
2003-05-24
Chechen rebels have attacked two convoys of Russian troops in the region's mountains, killing 14 servicemen. Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Chief Prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky as saying the convoys were halted in the past two days by booby traps set by separatist fighters who then opened fire on the troops. Seven died in each incident. Mr Fridinsky said rebels attacked a column on Thursday near the village of Vedeno and staged a similar attack on Friday, further north between Vedeno and Kurchaloi.
Russia had better get to work on reforming its military soon, and put the first batches of reformed military in Chechnya. This reads like Afghanistan circa 1983.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#2  Russia is getting the same lesson the US got with the 507th's lost platoon. The difference is, the US made the necessary corrections - embedded armed convoy escort and air cover. Somehow, the Russians just don't seem to get the concept.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-05-24 12:04:05  

#1  This is Afghanistan all over again. When I did the research for ROGUE STATE, Russia had something close 150,000 troops tied down in Chechnya (circa 2000). They were chasing down about 3000 Chechen rebels and doing a piss poor job of it.
Posted by: Douglas De Bono   2003-05-24 10:41:41  

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