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Kavkaz-Tsentr reports:

February 4th, 2000

Kavkaz-Tsentr's correspondent, who left Dzhokhar together with the units of the armed forces of the ChRI, reports that the last detachments of the Mujahideen have now reached their new positions. Shamil Basayev once again confirmed that the redeployment has been carried out successfully. During the next few days a meeting of the State Committee of Defense of the ChRI under the chairmanship of President Aslan Maskhadov is going to be held.

The Chechen command has published a declaration on the readiness of the Chechen forces to continue their struggle against the aggressors on the entire territory of Chechyna.

One of the commanders, Doka Umarov, says that the Mujahideen are not going to restrict their military activities to the territory within the Chechen frontiers. In an interview with Kavkaz-Tsentr's correspondent he pointed out that the Mujahideen are going to attack the Russian troops and staff beyond these frontiers, too.

Chechen surgeons have examined the wounds of Shamil Basayev. These wounds are considered to be of medium seriousness. The necessary surgical aid has been rendered and a period of convalescence has been prescribed.

Fierce fighting is taking place near Serzhen-Yurt. After three weeks of stationary fighting the Russians tried to carry out a surprise-attack.

Several Russian armoured columns moved along the River Khulkhulo and assaulte units attacked the Chechen positions. Serzhen-Yurt and Beni-Khutor were bombed and shelled heavily. From the first moment of the attack the Mujahideen hindered the Russians' advance. They shot at the armoured vehicles with RPGs from a distance of 100-200 metres. Three BMPs and one T-80 tank were knocked out. After five hours of combat action the Russians retreated to their former positions. According to the Chechen command more than 70 Russians died.

Movladi Udugov says that the abduction of the journalist Babitsky once again shows the criminal and terrorist character of the Kremlin regime. The putinists didn't shrink back from committing a classical capital crime in order to reduce independent journalists to silence. Udugov was not able to confirm the reports that Babitsky was exchanged by the Chechens for two captured Russian soldiers.