04 July 2005, 10:28
Serviceman killed in action
A unit of the Vostok ("East") battalion came across a rebel base while conducting examinations in the forest in the Nozhai-Yurt district on 3 July. In a skirmish with the rebels, one of the servicemen was killed and two received gunshot wounds. The unit destroyed two rebels, and the rest managed to escape. The base was also destroyed.
Chechnya's Internal Affairs Ministry declined any comment on what had happened saying they had no information about the combat in the Nozhai-Yurt district.
Author: Sultan Abubakarov, CK correspondent