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Russian President Boris Yeltsin declared victory in Chechnya today, as a Russian flag was raised over the bombed out presidential palace in Grozny. The palace, long the seat of Chechen resistance, was abandoned by the rebels last night. Still says TIME Moscow correspondent Yuri Zarakhovich, "there's a big difference between declaring victory and actually winning." Indeed Chechen rebels vowed to continue fighting despite the loss of the palace. "They will simply go into the mountains outside Grozny," says Zarakhovich. "This is something that could take years to resolve...
...Grozny, victorious Chechen defenders were mopping up what was left of the Russian ground units today,TIME Moscow reporter Yuri Zarakhovichis reporting from the city. Before today's air strikes, he says, eight dead Russian soldiers lay before the nine-story, modernistic presidential palace itself, the epicenter of heavy fighting of the last three days. Now, burned and mangled Russian soldiers are as easy to spot as the dead among Grozny's inhabitants. "We clear away the corpses of our fallen comrades, but we can't clear away all the Russian corpses," said Chechen militia man Ilyas Salatayev...
...after Russian President Boris Yeltsin appeared to ease up on the secession-bound Chechnya republic, his troops are close to storming the capital city of Grozny, reports TIME Moscow correspondent Yuri Zarakhovich. Soldiers are currently in the city's suburbs, but plan on overrunning it in a matter of days, sources tell Zarakhovich. Today also brought news of a near-tragedy of ghastly proportions as an orphanage in Grozny was destroyed by an air raid -- even though yesterday Yeltsin pledged to limit civilian casualties. All 47 children escaped death by hiding in a basement bomb shelter. Chechen officials claim that...
...conflict -- not likely to end any time soon -- is bound to have serious long-term repercussions for the Russian federation as well as for all of Eastern Europe, says TIME Moscow correspondent Yuri Zarakhovich. "If there was ever any doubt that Eastern Europe countries would seek the protection of the West and NATO, now that's gone," he says. Furthermore, Zarakhovich, who witnessed the sacking of Grozny from the front lines a week ago, says that the events might portend "the beginning of the end of the Russian federation." The attacks, Zarakhovich notes, stunned many Russians who are beginning...
...Progress rocket laden with food and other vital supplies glided up to -- and right past -- the Mir space station. Ground controllers then made a second effort to dock the two craft, but failed. By late Friday afternoon, the Progress could make only one last pass; this time cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko would try to maneuver Mir into a favorable position. Finally, with no more room for error, Malenchenko hit his target and the ships linked...