Fighting lasted for about 4 hours. The Chechen command reports 40 Russians killed and one armoured vehicle knocked out. The aggressors made use of their aviation. During the last 24 hours the villages of Tsontaroy, Yalkhoy-Mokhk, Galanty, and Dzhugurty have been bombed several times. According to the Chechen command, this morning combat activities took place north of Tsontaroy and in the region of Yalkhoy-Mokhk.
Fighting continues in the mountainous region of southern Chechnya.
During the last 24 hours fighting occurred in the districts of Cheberloy, Sharoy, Shatoy, and Itum-Kale. The Chechen units, making use of the factor of surprise and of their superiority in mobility, several times attacked the Russians on various theatres of war. The Chechen command reported notorious armed clashes near Khal-Keloy and Khorsenoy. At the southern outskirts of Khorsenoy an engagement between a Russian detachment of about 300 men and 40 mujahideen took place. The Chechen fighters report more than 20 Russians killed.