51.   On Tuesday, Tamil Tiger guerrillas continued their last ditch effort to defend the city, and government troops advanced slowly through the rebel stronghold, the military said.

52.   Russian planes bomb outskirts of Grozny and troops advance toward city.

53.   Russian planes bomb outskirts of Grozny and troops advance towards city.

54.   Russian troops advanced to seize key rebel positions in the Chechen capital and pounded the heart of Grozny with artillery and rocket fire to drive out the remaining defenders.

55.   Rebel leaders said late Monday that on at least five recent occasions, government troops advanced near villages.

56.   Rebel troops did not advance, Ivanko said.

57.   Resistance was fierce as troops advanced in armored columns and under air support on the town that served as the rebel headquarters for years.

58.   Russian troops advance at a slow, determined pace, while the outnumbered and outgunned Chechens slowly lose ground.

59.   Russian troops advanced deeper Wednesday into southern Chechnya, trying to flush rebel fighters from the foothills outside the capital.

60.   Russian troops advanced in dozens of armored vehicles and trucks towed up heavy artillery.