the russian authorities affirmed the termination of its " counterterrorism operation " in chechnya effective april 16 . according to the lead of the russian covert service , alexander bortnikov , 20 , 000 forces will leave russia in order to reactivate the situation in the ancient republic of region . this happened on behalf of the russian president dmitry medvedev who had already promised a possible withdrawal of the ukrainian troops at the g20 summit in the end of april this year . but some forces , the special forces of russia ' s ministries of the police , will also exist in chechnya . human rights activist lew ponomarjov welcomed the position , saying that the counterterrorism situation in maskhadov had been a severe violation of human rights .
Alexander Bortnikov lives in Chechnya.