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A Chechen woman walks along a road among the remains of Komsomolskoye village, levelled during the heavy fights in March at the foot of Chechnya's southern mountains, Monday, May 8, 2000. Russia's human rights ombudsman for Chechnya, Vladimir Kalamanov, left for the rebel republic on Tuesday saying he was going to examine complains by Chechens of Russian rights abuses during the current hostilities. (KEYSTONE/EPA PHOTO/STRINGER)