41.   He candidly described the impoverished, potentially unstable state of the Russian army.

42.   He had been investigating corruption in the Russian army.

43.   He owed his initial popularity to his decision to send the Russian army into Chechnya.

44.   He is a former Russian army officer and a specialist, uniquely trusted by both sides, in negotiating with kidnappers for the release of hostages.

45.   He said the area is probably a makeshift cemetery for Chechen guerrillas killed in battle against the Russian army or slain in gang feuds.

46.   He was drafted into the Russian army just before the revolution.

47.   He survived by denying his identity, first alone, living in the Ukrainian woods, and then marching through Europe as a kitchen boy with the Russian army.

48.   He wants to cut the Russian army by half by the end of the decade.

49.   He was asked whether he felt that the Russian army, with its vastly superior firepower, resources and manpower, could take the city back.

50.   However, he added that Clinton retained his concerns over human rights abuses by the Russian army in Chechnya.