1.   Russian forces on Monday rained rockets and artillery shells on the village of Bamut, the last rebel stronghold in the Chechen lowlands, news reports said.

2.   Russian forces rained artillery shells on rebel strongholds in western Chechnya Tuesday, while clashes throughout the breakaway republic claimed victims on both sides.

3.   The roof and cupola were blown off when Russian forces rained the Chechen capital with rockets and shells.

4.   Between Tuesday and Friday, Russian forces rained bombs on the regions of Shatoi, Itum-Khale, Mekhkety and Vedeno, all still under separatist control.

5.   Northern forces relentlessly rained heavy artillery fire on Aden, killing six civilians and setting fire to a Japanese trawler in the harbour on Friday.

6.   Russian forces rained heavy fire on a rebel Chechen village Saturday, despite a two-week ceasefire declared by President Boris Yeltsin.