11.   A statement by the Chechen government said Russian forces were shelling rebel villages and harassing Chechen negotiators when they travelled across the frontlines and behind Russian lines.

12.   Two strategic rebel villages in southern Chechnya came under intensive bombardment Monday as Russian forces blasted the guerrillas deeper than ever into the Caucasus mountains.

13.   On Monday, Russian artillery kept up a heavy bombardment of rebel villages in western Chechnya.

14.   Russian forces attacked rebel villages in western Chechnya with warplanes and artillery on Wednesday after failing twice to storm the village of Yandi, Chechen commanders said.

15.   Russian planes and artillery blasted rebel villages after the Chechens claimed to have repulsed two ground assaults on the western village of Yandi.

16.   Regular explosions of Russian artillery shells could be heard all morning Saturday near Yandi, another rebel village to the east of Bamut.

17.   Russian artillery kept up its heavy bombardment of rebel villages in western Chechnya on Monday despite a ceasefire declared in Moscow.

18.   Russian forces continue to heavily bombard rebel villages in southwestern Chechnya despite a two-month old ceasefire accord.

19.   Russian forces continue to heavily bombard rebel villages in southwestern Chechnya despite the two-month old ceasefire accord.