21.  The monitoring mission said it was still investigating the incident which provoked the navy to put all its units on a higher state of alert despite the truce.

22.  On Tuesday Russia placed its troops near the Chechen border on a higher state of alert as tension in the mountainous republic mounted.

23.  Russia has consistently denied such plans, but on Tuesday placed its troops near the Chechen border on a higher state of alert as tension mounted inside Chechnya.

24.  Russia has denied this, but on Tuesday placed its troops near the Chechen border on a higher state of alert as tension in the mountainous republic mounted.

25.  Russia has denied this, but on Tuesday placed its troops near the Chechen border on a higher state of alert.