41.   Even as planning moves ahead for President Clinton to visit Moscow in May, U.S. officials are examining reports of a new Russian military offensive in Chechnya.

42.   Even as planning moves ahead for President Clinton to go to Moscow in May, U.S. officials are examining reports of a new Russian military offensive in Chechnya.

43.   Growing criticism at home and abroad has not curbed the Russian offensive.

44.   He angrily dismissed allegations that the FSB itself had set up apartment bombings last fall blamed on Chechen rebels, which helped trigger the Russian offensive.

45.   In Moscow, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin claimed the Russian offensive neither violated the cease-fire nor disrupted the peace process.

46.   In the Chechen capital, rebels are increasingly edgy as the Russian offensive intensifies.

47.   Instead of a quick operation, the Russian offensive has dragged on for more than two weeks.

48.   In the besieged Chechen capital, rebels were increasingly edgy as the Russian offensive intensified.

49.   Instead of a quick operation, the Russian offensive has already dragged on for more than two weeks.

50.   Instead of a quick operation, the Russian offensive has dragged on more than two weeks.