71.   The Russian offensive against Chechnya, which began in late September, has stalled for months in the rugged southern mountains.

72.   The Russian offensive has dragged on for more than two weeks.

73.   The Russian offensive is forcing an increasing number of refugees to seek shelter in villages in southern Chechnya, where they have no medical or other humanitarian aid.

74.   The Russian offensive was heavily backed by artillery and air power.

75.   The Russian offensive was not limited to NATO and other summit issues.

76.   The Russian offensive has turned Grozny into a wasteland littered with rotting bodies, twisted metal and debris.

77.   The Russian offensive has turned Grozny into a wasteland of rotting bodies, twisted metal and debris.

78.   The Russian offensive on rebel-controlled villages in southern Chechnya continued Friday for the fourth day, the Interfax news agency said.

79.   The Russian offensive that began unfolding earlier this week is focused on Argun, a strategic town eight miles east of Grozny.

80.   The spate of slayings came in the midst of the post-election Russian offensive, which has shattered hopes for the negotiated peace Yeltsin promised voters.