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| Caucasus Corpse Count |
| 2005-08-04 |
| Ten Russian soldiers and a police officer have been killed and 11 soldiers injured in clashes with Chechen rebels, according to figures released on Tuesday by the pro-Russian administration in Chechnya. Russian forces deployed helicopters to pursue militants on Tuesday in the southeastern Vedeno region where, according to initial reports, three troops were killed and five were injured in fighting throughout the day. The government gave no figures for rebel casualties. Chechen militants also killed five soldiers and wounded six others during more than 20 attacks on checkpoints and military bases. Two soldiers were killed when a jeep was blown up by a mine near Vychne-Vedeno on Monday and a police officer died when a Chechen police patrol came under fire in the southwestern Urus-Martan region. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |