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...Russian Air Force, it was the stuff of instant legend. The elusive rebel in crisp combat fatigues drives into an open field under a starry Chechen sky to speak on his satellite phone. As he talks, an unseen Russian plane far above is hunting him. It locks in on his satellite signal, launches its missiles and blasts the field. Jokhar Dudayev, the flamboyant and impassioned leader of Chechnya's rebellion against Russia, is dead...
MOSCOW: Reports of Chechen leader Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev's death may be greatly exaggerated. In a repeat of the confusion that reigned last week, when reports that former Chechen leader Jokhar Dudayev had or had not been slain, the Russian press is now issuing conflicting reports of the death of Dudayev's successor. The Russian news agency ITAR-Tass reported Monday that Yandarbiyev was dead, while the news agency Interfax insisted that it was Yardarbiyev's nephew who perished in an attack. There has as yet been no confirmation of Yandarbiyev's death. "One version of the story has Yandarbiyev killed...
MOSCOW: The death of Chechen leader Jokhar Dudayev leaves Russia's war in Chechnya at a turning point. With Russia's June elections fast approaching, Boris Yeltsin's political future could hinge on negotiating some sort of resolution in the year-old conflict. Finding someone to negotiate with could prove difficult. Although Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev has claimed the mantle of Dudayev's successor, Moscow correspondent Sally Donnelly says Yandarbiyev's term as Chechen leader could be short-lived. "The conventional wisdom is that there will be a power struggle between various rebel factions," Donnelly says. "Some leaders want to continue...
...that is expected to last until at least October. TIME's Andrew Keith says that the withdrawal is largely a cosmetic move, since the soldiers can quickly be sent back into Chechnya if peace negotiations break down. "There is still fighting all over Chechnya despite the cease fire. Among Chechens, there isn't a whole lot of faith in the cease-fire, or in the Russian army's goodwill." Even as the withdrawal was announced, fighting continued in Chechnya. A spokesmen for the Russian military say its soldiers are only returning fire when attacked, but witnesses say the Russian army...
Dudayev: The West ignores Russian tactics of state terrorism. Russian forces have destroyed all our hospitals and schools. Our people pick up the pieces of their children's bodies after Russian bombings. And yet you deplore Chechen terrorism. Those two cases you mentioned, however, were a serious breach of my orders. We'll wage a war of sabotage in Russia, but there won't be any terrorism or hostage taking...