1.  At the same time, the Russian army showered artillery rounds on separatist positions east and southwest of the capital, Grozny.

2.  Elsewhere in the rebel republic, Russian helicopter gunships pounded separatist positions.

3.  Twelve civilians were killed in the Tamil rebel-held northern Jaffna Peninsula as field guns pounded separatist positions during a military operation, Tamil rebels said Tuesday.

4.  With peace moves underway, the Russian army showered artillery rounds on separatist positions east and southwest of the capital, Grozny, clearly to drive its arguments home.

5.  However, the bombardment of villages and separatist positions in Chechnya by Russian troops have continued.

6.  However the Russian offensive against separatist positions has increased in intensity since the peace plan was announced.

7.  A few Russian soldiers and Chechen rebel fighters met in the streets by chance said the Russian artillery had stopped pounding separatist positions about the time the deadline passed.

8.  Abkhazian authorities in recent weeks have reported several attacks by Georgian troops against separatist positions, a charge the government in Tbilisi has denied.

9.  AFP correspondents noted that Russian aircraft resumed flights over Grozny Thursday, targetting separatist positions after two days of intense clashes in the city.

10.  Fighting began at dawn with artillery shelling of separatist positions near a village west of Grozny.