27 September 2002 MOSCOW, 26 September (Gazeta.Ru)–An Mi-24 combat helicopter has been shot down in the village of Galashki in Ingushetia. The Russian military says that the helicopter was hit by rebels and adds that the group is encircled and will soon be destroyed. In 2000 a similar operation against a group led by Ruslan Gelayev ended in a bloodbath. […]
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