1. Grachev, whom Yeltsin has repeatedly backed during the bungled war in Chechnya, is likely to retain his job, the official said. 2. Mikhailov was named Minister of Nationalities on Wednesday, after a government shake-up last week prompted Yeltsin to fire the previous minister over the bungled war. 3. Mikhailov was named Minister of Nationalities on Wednesday, after a government shake-up last week in which Yeltsin fired the previous minister over the bungled war. 4. One of the architects of a bungled covert war in Chechnya that set the stage for the wider conflict that began last December. 5. The Russian leader faces a tough campaign to win back the voters embittered by his market reforms and the bungled Chechnya war. |