11.  In the suburbs of Grozny, separatist fighters attacked federal positions and tried to break into the center of the city early Wednesday, according to Taranov.

12.  It said federal positions were shelled throughout the night.

13.  Rebel groups in the mountains have slipped past federal positions several times recently to attack troops further north, inflicting heavy casualties.

14.  The federal positions are stymied by intransigence and disagreements, primarily between Serbs on one side and Muslims and Croats on the other.

15.  Three other servicemen died when rebels fired on federal positions.

16.  Three Russian servicemen were wounded Monday in rebel attacks on federal positions.

17.  He said his troops had already managed to break through separatist blockades around a number of Russian federal positions in the city.

18.  In other fighting, federal positions came under attack on several occasions Thursday and Friday.

19.  Federal positions came under attack on several occasions Thursday and Friday.

20.  Pulikovsky said his troops had already managed to break through separatist blockades around a number of Russian federal positions in the city.