1.   But the fuel arrived Thursday evening, too late to stop the four small helicopters on relief patrols from returning to Tajikistan to refuel.

2.   But the fuel never arrived, and the money disappeared.

3.   The fuel arrived at the end of the day, and aid officials were set to at least double the number of relief flights each day.

4.   The ministry said all such shipments were on hold while officials determine how to ensure the spent nuclear fuel arrives at the processing plants safely.

5.   This consumes precious fuel, although Krikalyov said more fuel would arrive when a new cargo ship docks with the Mir on Monday.

6.   Sources quoted by the ITAR-TASS agency said that although the supplier had been paid, the fuel never arrived at the Kazakhstan base at Baikonur.