At about 3:00 a.m. on the night of 11 March 2003, Russian servicemen detained 2 brothers Ezhaevs, residents of the village Butenko. Nothing is known about them.

On 10 March 2003, early in the morning, in the village Dyshny-Vedeno, Russian servicemen captured two young men in their homes - Zukariev and Isiev. The Russians did not say anything on the reason of detention of the two men. Nothing is known about the further fate of the detainees.

On 10 March 2003, an armored carrier was blown up in the environs of the settlement Shaami-Yurt of Achkhoi- Martan district. According to the natives, having witnessed the explosion, several Russian occupants were taken to military hospital of the main base of federal forces in Hankala.

On 10 March 2003, on the Petropavlovsk highway beyond the limits of the Chechen capital - 500 meters away from the filtration camp GPAP-1 - our correspondent noticed an armored carrier, an "Avtozak" car, and a "KAMAZ" car. The fact that specific vehicles were in immediate approximate of the filtration camp gives all grounds to the suggestion that quite possibly the Russian servicemen were busy with burying people there.

On 9 March 2003, two bodies with bullet wounds were found near the place of duty of the State Transport Police. The place is encircled by the servicemen and civilians. The bodies have not been identified yet.

On 9 March 2003, Supyan Sukuev (aged about 50) died in the Nauri hospital. Two weeks ago he was captured by the Russian servicemen. Having been severely beaten he was released.

On 6 March 2003, Islam Muhmadovich Khanzaev, born in 1969 was found killed. He was captured by the Russian servicemen on the night of 20 February in the village Nagornoye. There are multiple signs of torture on the body of the killed man. 4 more people had been captured together with him. Nothing is known about them since their detention.

On 9 March 2003, Russian servicemen were on their way to the village Staraya Sunja to carry out usual "zachistka" operation. The "Chechen OMON" militiamen stopped the Russians in the outskirts of the village and required of them to produce the documents. As a result of the exchange of fire, several people were killed and wounded.

On 4 March 2003, at about 5:30 a.m., Rustam Shamsudinovich Ismailov and Ibraghim Abubakarov, working in Chernorechie, were taken from their homes in Tsentralnaya Usadba street in the village Alkhan-Kala. On 10 March 2003, they were found killed in Tolstoi-Yurt.

On 3 march 2003, the body of the killed man kept in the mosque of the village Aldy, was identified by his relatives from Urus-Martan.

On 2 March 2003, a taxi driver Husein Khatataev was captured when he was driving his car with the passengers on board (between the villages Novogrozny and Myalkh-Chi). The passengers were thrown out of the car. H.Khatataev is missing.

According to the information received from the residents of the village Tolstoy-Yurt, there are many unidentified bodies in their village.

M.Karaev, Chechenpress,
March 12, 2003

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