RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday visited the site of the Siberia power plant accident that killed 47 workers and promised compensation for their families and those of the 28 others still missing.

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin said yesterday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventative action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened further violence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned today that he is preparing to go on the offensive against terrorists.