CHECHNYA: GROZNY: SHELLING INCREASES

Russian/Nat Russian forces have launched what appears to be a final push on the Chechen capital, Grozny, pounding the city with shells and rockets as fighter-bombers smash Chechen positions. According to western correspondents in the Chechen capital, the first Russian troops have broken through the Chechen defences and are inside the city. There’s been heavy machine-gun and rifle fire in downtown Grozny, where the presidential palace is on fire and terrified residents are hiding in cellars and