Major General Ilya Shabalkin said two Chechen fighters were killed during the brief skirmish on 9 April, one was killed while helicopters were tracking him after he fled, and a fourth fighter escaped.
Shabalkin said today that the Russian forces found a large amount of ammunition and weaponry at the clash site in the eastern Nozhai-Yurt district along with the missile system.
Chechen rebels have used portable shoulder-fired missiles to shoot down military helicopters over Chechnya, including one crash that left more than 120 passengers and crew dead in 2002.
(AP/ITAR-TASS)
Shabalkin said today that the Russian forces found a large amount of ammunition and weaponry at the clash site in the eastern Nozhai-Yurt district along with the missile system.
Chechen rebels have used portable shoulder-fired missiles to shoot down military helicopters over Chechnya, including one crash that left more than 120 passengers and crew dead in 2002.
(AP/ITAR-TASS)
