Chechnya: Chechen militants kill five russian soldiers
Militants have killed five Russian soldiers in the troubled North Caucasus region of Chechnya, officials say.
The gunfight broke out on Thursday night in forested mountains south-west of the region’s capital Grozny, Russia’s interior ministry said.
Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency said six more soldiers were wounded in the skirmish against some 15 militants.