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On the Chechnya Border NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia that as Russian troops fight to take the Chechen capital, Grozny, they are losing control of areas around the city. Civilians who had been told by Russian authorities to return to their home villages find that the rebels have come back and are once again drawing fire from the Russian forces.

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On the Chechnya Border

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On the Chechnya Border

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NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia that as Russian troops fight to take the Chechen capital, Grozny, they are losing control of areas around the city. Civilians who had been told by Russian authorities to return to their home villages find that the rebels have come back and are once again drawing fire from the Russian forces.