1.   A Russian policeman told NTV that the gunman failed to cock the weapon properly.

2.   Four Russian policemen were accidentally killed Sunday when Russian helicopter gunships mistook them for rebels, the Dagestani Interior Ministry press service said Monday.

3.   Separately, Chechen rebels attacked a Russian patrol vehicle Thursday night along the northern border with Stavropol, killing four Russian policeman.

4.   Stung by rising casualties, President Vladimir Putin promised Thursday to reduce the use of Russian policemen in Chechnya and turn over more law enforcement responsibilities to pro-Moscow Chechens.

5.   Wary of two Russian policemen nearby, she asked not to give her last name.

6.   A group of Russian policemen have left Moscow to begin work in Kosovo with a UN-controlled international police force, news reports said Tuesday.

7.   A Russian policeman and two sailors were shot to death in a firefight at a naval ammunition depot, a news agency reported today.

8.   A Russian policeman held hostage in Chechnya was released Saturday in exchange for a Chechen prisoner being held in Russia, a news report said.

9.   A Russian policeman was wounded Monday evening when the driver of a car he was trying to search opened fire with a pistol.

10.   A Russian policeman, Roman Sergeyev, who was taken hostage last spring, was swapped Monday for a Chechen fighter, the news agency said.