A Russian military helicopter crashed on a flight out of Chechnya, killing two of the three crew members on board.

A Russian military helicopter carrying three crew members went missing in Chechnya, Russian news agencies reported today.

A powerful explosion hit the motorcade of a top regional leader in southern Russia today, slightly injuring Ingushetian President Murat Zyazikov, in what he said was probably a suicide bombing.

A TRUCK filled with explosives blew up yesterday outside a government security building in a southern Russian region bordering Chechnya, killing at least three people and wounding at least 22, an official said.

Several people were reported to have been killed when a powerful explosion rocked a Russian government security building in Ingushetia, bordering Chechnya, today.