1.   Chechnya and Dagestan are neighboring Russian republics.

2.   He was hit in the stomach during a bombardment Wednesday, and has been evacuated to Nazran in neighboring Ingushetia republic where he underwent an operation.

3.   Ingushetia and Daghestan are neighboring Caucasus republics.

4.   Many Chechens who fled fighting in their homeland were able to vote Monday, thanks to special efforts by organizers to reach them in neighboring Russian republics.

5.   Russian officials said the intervention began at dawn as three convoys totaling several hundred armoured vehicles and tanks rumbled into Chechnya from neighboring Caucasus republics.