91. The Russian army, as an institution, is destroying itself in Chechnya with unclear political ramifications. 92. The Russian army battered the village with tanks, howitzers and machine guns, but failed to silence the rebels. 93. The Russian army has many well-known special forces battalions, but they have never been used for battle in cities. 94. The Russian army is trying to keep Tovzayev alive. 95. The Russian army responded with tanks, helicopters and mortar fire. 96. The Russian army believes that it has a license to kill. 97. The Russian army commander, Gen. Anatoly Kvashnin, and the Ingush vice president, Boris Agapov, also attended the talks. 98. The Russian president cannot clean up the rot of incompetence, corruption and outright crime that permeates the Russian army and state. 99. The story lines were provocative, based on the Old Testament or a short story of a soldier ruined by his experience in the Russian army. 100. The Russian army continues to take casualties in its battle against Chechen rebels, who lay mines and snipe at them daily. |