(18 Mar 1995) T/I: 10:09:21
Surrounded by hundreds of armed guards, Russian Defence Minister
Pavel Grachev, vice Prime Minister Oleg Soskovets, and Interior
Minister Viktor Yerin, arrived in the Chechnya capital Grozny on
Friday (17/3).
SHOWS:
CHECHNYA 17/3
GROZNY
grachev's helicopter landing at grozny airport
apcs on tarmac
ws airport terminal
grachev, soskovets and yerin surrounded by bodyguards walking from
the tarmac to meet russian officers and other officials
security forces in grozny street
yerin speaking with grozny residents
soskovets and yerin visiting railway station
officials with security forces
soskovets and yerin visiting restored bakery
cu bread on racks
officials eating bread in bakery
SHALI
ws smoke over city (explosions audible)
ws city
ws shali street scene rebel fighters walking along street
fighters walk to lorry with canister
russian prisoners in cell
fighter closes cell door
sot Chechen commander Aslan Maskhadov saying the Russian army will
ultimately be the loser: "They [the Russians] predicted resistance
to end when they capture the presidential palace. But resistance
continued. Then they found new targets - Sunja river, downtown
Grozny, the Rostov-Baku highway. But we resisted them there. As
long as Chechens remain on the Earth, there will be resistance."
ends
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