21.  Wednesday night, a Russian spokesman said the military could not shell the militants in the town without endangering the civilians.

22.  Putin, meanwhile, met with Chinese President Jiang Zemin and the leaders urged a quick end to the fighting, said Russian spokesman Alexei Gromov.

23.  A Russian military spokesman in Chechnya, Igor Melnikov, told ITAR-Tass the attacks were aimed at punishing the rebels for violating the cease-fire.

24.  A Russian military spokesman, Sergei Artemyev, identified the man as Gluk Keni in a statement to NTV television news.

25.  A Russian spokesman claimed the Chechens had added new conditions to the swap, the official ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

26.  A Russian spokesman confirmed later that the post had been attacked, but claimed the plane responsible for it was unidentified.

27.  A Russian military spokesman accused Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev of inciting new resistance to Russian forces on Monday amid increasing evidence a peace accord is breaking down.

28.  A Russian military spokesman accused Chechen separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev of inciting new resistance to Russian forces Monday amid increasing evidence that a peace accord is breaking down.

29.  A Russian military spokesman in Chechnya, Igor Melnikov, told ITAR-Tass that the attacks were aimed at punishing the rebels for their violations of the accord.

30.  A Russian military spokesman in Chechnya, Igor Melnikov, told ITAR-Tass the attacks were aimed at punishing the rebels for their violations of the cease-fire.