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Russian Gen. Gennady Troshev, the commander of Russian forces in Chechnya, center, and Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev, right, look through a hatch of a helicopter, which flies near Kalinovskaya, 40 km (24 miles) northwest of Grozny, Friday, June 30, 2000. The man in the left is unidentified. Troshev said Saturday that about 1,500 rebels continue to resist federal troops in the breakaway republic of Chechnya. (AP Photo/POOL AP)