1.   By that summer, Russian forces had been pushed back as far as Moscow.

2.   Also Friday, Russian forces launched artillery attacks on the town of Vedeno, a rebel stronghold in the mountains of southern Chechnya.

3.   Also Thursday, rebels fired on a stadium in the Chechen capital, Grozny, where Russian forces and Chechen civilians had gathered for Victory Day celebrations.

4.   Although there was almost no bombing in Grozny on Monday, Russian forces continued their furious assault on the region surrounding the city.

5.   Amid the swirl of allegations and countercharges, it has not always been clear how Russian forces have been used.

6.   Ambush attacks against Russian federal forces and their civilian supporters have stepped up recently.

7.   An accurate estimate of rebel casualties is difficult, but deaths are widely believed to be far below those suffered by Russian forces.

8.   Analysts say this means that even as the numerically and technically superior Russian force takes towns and territory, they are vulnerable to guerilla attacks.

9.   An erroneous report that Russian forces had shot down a Norwegian missile sent the market down sharply early, he said.

10.   An explosive offensive by Chechen fighters over the last week has left Russian military forces shattered and has badly rattled the government of Boris Yeltsin.