41.   But the Nunn-Lugar program has been hindered by lack of funding and limited access to sites the Russian military considers too sensitive for foreigners.

42.   But the Russian military did not capture Basayev and his whereabouts were unknown.

43.   But within hours, the Russian military pulled back from those positions.

44.   Chernomyrdin did not confirm that he had approved a truce, and he does not issue direct orders to the Russian military.

45.   China has emerged as a lucrative market for Russian arms makers whose factories have received few orders from a shrinking Russian military.

46.   Confronted with fierce rebel resistance, rising casualties and bad weather, the Russian military announced Friday that it was suspending its assault on the Chechen capital, Grozny.

47.   Defeated on its own soil by Chechen rebels, the Russian military is not even sure how many soldiers it has.

48.   Despite evidence that President Boris Yeltsin is losing control of the Russian military, the Clinton administration has decided that it has little choice but to support him.

49.   Even as the Russian military flexed its muscles north of the Terek, it suffered some losses.