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DATE=2/4/2000
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=RUSSIA / CHECHNYA WITHDRAWAL (S-ONLY)
NUMBER=2-258827
BYLINE=PETER HEINLEIN
DATELINE=MOSCOW
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO:  A senior Russian general says the number of 
troops deployed in Chechnya will be reduced, now that 
the regional capital, Grozny, is in almost completely 
in government hands.  V-O-A's Peter Heinlein reports 
from Moscow.
TEXT:  The deputy chief of staff, General Valery 
Manilov says plans are being made for a partial 
withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya.
    /// MANILOV ACT IN RUSSIAN-IN AND FADE UNDER ///
He says, "We have decided to start preparations for a 
pullout of a considerable portion of the troops there, 
because the scale and character of the operation 
allows it."
The decision comes days after Chechen rebels 
apparently gave up their defense of Grozny.  Russian 
officials say they are close to having the ruined city 
under full control after weeks of fighting.
A Russian spokesman recently said 93-thousand troops 
are in Chechnya, but unofficial sources estimate the 
figure is far higher.  Military officials say plans 
call for a permanent force of 15-thousand troops to be 
stationed in the republic once the fighting is over.   
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04-Feb-2000 12:34 PM EDT (04-Feb-2000 1734 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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