21.   Russian forces pushed deeper into rebel-held districts in the Chechen capital of Grozny, and Chechen fighters retreated under heavy Russian bombardments.

22.   She took cover for three days and nights in a cellar with her children during the Russian bombardment.

23.   Some of the women described the Russian bombardment as terrifying.

24.   Survivors of the two-month Russian bombardment of the city were said to visit the grisly site in search of missing relatives.

25.   Survivors of the two-month Russian bombardment of the city reportedly visited the grisly site in search of missing relatives.

26.   The Chechen capital has been largely destroyed and surrounding villages have been heavily damaged in Russian bombardments.

27.   Thousands of people have flocked to the presidential palace, a symbol of Chechen independence reduced to ruins by a relentless Russian bombardment last year.

28.   Washington has been increasingly critical in the past few days of the Russian bombardments.

29.   Washington has been critical of the Russian bombardments.

30.   Fighters who have little artillery and almost no defence against Russian aerial bombardments clearly believed their capture of much of Grozny had put them in an unusually strong position.