101.  It is an important advantage that Russian forces have over the rebels, and Russian troops are unable to venture deep into the streets of Grozny without it.

102.  It previously agreed to relax limits on Russian forces on the southern flank of its territory.

103.  It was the first time a senior Russian official had implied so directly that Russian forces are prepared to do just that.

104.  Just two weeks ago Maskhadov boasted that the Russian forces knew where he was but lacked the will to go after him.

105.  Just last month it was the Russian forces that seemed to have the initiative.

106.  Last Wednesday, Russian forces stopped their convoy of buses at Pervomayskoye, just short of the Chechen border.

107.  Last week, officials in Moscow said Russian forces had detained him for lacking accreditation to work in the war zone and on suspicion of joining the Chechen rebels.

108.  Late on Friday, the Russian foreign minister, Igor Ivanov, said that the entry by Russian forces into Kosovo was a mistake and that they would withdraw.

109.  Law-enforcement officlas said the explosion could have been linked to tensions in Dagestan, where Russian forces are battling Islamic militants.

110.  Lt. Gen. Gennady Troshev, the deputy commander of Russian forces in the North Caucasus, announced the goal Wednesday in an interview with Russian reporters.