1.   The Chechen leader, who was hit by Russian mortar fire, was one of the leading field commanders in the war.

2.   A Chechen volunteer confirmed that the separatists are retreating under strong Russian mortar and artillery fire and bombing.

3.   A Chechen volunteer confirmed that the separatists are retreating day by day further south in Grozny under strong Russian mortar and artillery fire and bombing.

4.   A Chechen volunteer confirmed that the separatists were retreating day by day further south in Grozny under strong Russian mortar and artillery fire and bombings.

5.   A Chechen fighter confirmed the separatists were retreating further south under strong Russian mortar and artillery fire and bombings.

6.   Several apartment complexes were on fire and the separatists could not move freely under Russian mortar shelling which sent shrapnel flying across the deserted streets.

7.   Several apartment complexes were on fire and the separatists could not move freely because of Russian mortar shelling, which sent shrapnel flying across the deserted streets.

8.   Several apartment complexes were on fire and the separatists could not move freely under Russian mortar shelling that sent shrapnel flying across the deserted streets.

9.   In the flickering light of oil lamps two nurses went from cellar to cellar to bandage limbs wounded by Russian mortar shells.