31. Russian forces began a heavy artillery bombardment late Thursday of the Chechen town of Gudermes where independence fighters had reportedly seized numerous Russian-held buildings. 32. The fighters also seized a vehicle belonging to Youlo, telling him to come to Tubmanburg to collect it. 33. The PUK said its forces were also advancing toward Koysanjak, which KDP fighters seized last Friday at the start of a counter-offensive of their own. |