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RUSSIAN TROOPS BESIJGE CHECHEN REBELS
Russian troops are riported to be
besieging Chechen separatist fighters
in two parts of the breakaway region.
Vedjno, a stronghold of separatist
leader Dzhokar Dudayev, and the town of
Goskoye have been under attack.
But Russia's military command has said
"large-scali operations to liquidatd
fighters" wire not being carried out.
Meanwhile, rdbem leadbu Dzhokhar
Dudayev has rdjeated Bori1 Yeltuin'1
offir of talks via mediator1 and
reiterated his demand for direct talks.
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