11.  They said the tanks had surrounded a separatist position, which they were pounding with artillery fire.

12.  They regularly employ aircraft and massive artillery strikes against small Chechen separatist positions in the village.

13.  Last month Russian commanders ordered airstrikes against the town, claiming to target separatist positions.

14.  Last month Russian commanders pounded the town with air strikes, claiming to target separatist positions.

15.  Russian artillery pounded the last separatist positions in the city as Chechen fighters moved heavy weapons to mountain retreats in preparation for a withdrawal from the battered capital.

16.  Russian forces pounded Chechen separatist positions Monday after a blitz which drove the rebels out of their southern mountain stronghold of Vedeno.

17.  Russian troops have generally pounded Chechen separatist positions with major shelling before launching offensives to try to seize such zones.

18.  Russian artillery pounded Chechen separatist positions in central Grozny as fierce fighting resumed Saturday for control of the ravaged Chechen capital.

19.  Russian artillery pounded Chechen separatist positions.

20.  Russian artillery pounds separatist positions in the centre and edges of Grozny overnight and throughout the day.