91.   A pro-government militia was responsible for a landmine attack that killed five Russian peacekeeping troops in this former Soviet republic, the top Russian commander claimed Monday.

92.   A suspect was being questioned, said Lt. Col. Valery Baranov, a senior Russian commander.

93.   A top Russian commander expressed skepticism about the peace pact.

94.   A top Russian commander said Thursday his troops in Chechnya will have rebel fighters wiped out by the end of the year.

95.   A top Russian commander was killed in Chechnya on Thursday as Russian forces pushed ahead with air and artillery attacks on several southern villages controlled by separatist rebels.

96.   A top Russian commander, Konstantin Pulikovsky, said rebel fire appeared to lessen by Thursday evening, apparently due to a lack of ammunition.

97.   A top Russian military commander called for the summary execution of President Dzhokhar Dudayev, saying the leader of rebel Chechnya should be eliminated.

98.   A top Russian military commander, Maj. Gen. Viktor Vorobyov, was killed by a mortar shell as Russian soldiers advanced on the besieged city.

99.   A top Russian navy commander said Monday that Moscow will maintain its naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

100.   According to NATO officials in Brussels, if the Russian commander has problems with any order, it goes back to Joulwan.