| A serviceman died in Chechnya as a result of a military collision between two Russian Defense Ministry units early Tuesday morning, the Russian Information Agency Novosti reported. The incident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. near the Tsa-Vedeno residential area, after a failure to coordinate their activities led to a skirmish between the two units, a military source told the news agency. A special commission has been created to investigate the units and the incident. In a separate incident Monday, an officer was kidnapped from his home by about 30 reportedly camouflaged Chechen gunmen in the Urus Martan region, Interfax reported, citing the regional administration. |