11.   Russian guns shelled a strategic village outside the capital of Chechnya today, but fighting eased as a thick fog settled over the separatist republic.

12.   Russian guns shelled a strategic village outside the Chechen capital for a third day today, but fighting eased as a thick fog settled over the breakaway republic.

13.   Russian guns shelled the road from the bridge to Shali and bombed Shali itself during the fighting overnight Wednesday.