1 October 2002 TBILISI, 1 October (Gazeta.Ru)–Notorious Chechen warlord Ruslan Gelayev, who allegedly crossed into Russia’s internal republic of Ingushetia from Georgia at the end of last week, has reportedly been wounded.According to Major-General Vladimir Chirkin, chief-of-staff of Russia’s 58th army, the message: ”Gelayev has been wounded” was recorded in the early hours of 30 September by the radio interception […]

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