1.   Civilians, many of whom spent last winter hiding in cellars from the Russian bombardment of the city, are also falling victim to rebel attacks.

2.   It is hard to see how this differs from the reckless endangerment of civilian life seen in, say, the Russian bombardment of Grozny.

3.   Most are abandoned ruins that still bear shrapnel marks and shell holes from the Russian bombardment four years ago.

4.   Most are living in cellars, where they have been short of food, living in fear of the punishing Russian bombardment and local marauders.

5.   Once a city of broad tree-lined avenues and Soviet-style buildings, Grozny was all but destroyed two years ago in a ferocious Russian bombardment.

6.   Russian Interior Ministry troops and Chechen paramilitary forces loyal to Moscow began the operation to seize Grozny on Saturday after a heavy Russian bombardment.

7.   Still, the refugees said the terrifying Russian bombardment had persuaded them to take their chances on the road.

8.   The Russian bombardment and near-encirclement of the Chechen capital, Grozny, have also made access extremely difficult, and dangerous.

9.   The Russian bombardment of Grozny has jeopardized thousands of civilians.