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Two Russian soldiers were killed and three were wounded as rebels kept up a spate of ambushes and raids on federal positions in the Chechen capital, Grozny, a Russian government official said.
Rebels attacked Russian positions 20 times within 24 hours Thursday and Friday, an official in the pro-Russian civilian government said.
The Russians, meanwhile, bombarded the rebels from the air and with heavy artillery, apparently unwilling to risk the losses that would come with a major ground attack on remaining rebel positions in southern Chechnya.
