He continued to insist that his forces would prevail after the conventional warfare had finished, and the Chechen guerrilla fighters continued to operate across the entire country picking off Russian units and demoralising their soldiers.
Ia tetap bersikeras bahwa pasukannya akan menang setelah perang konvensional selesai, dan pejuang gerilyawan Chechnya terus beroperasi di seluruh negeri dari unit Rusia dan demoralisasi tentara mereka.