RUSSIAN CASUALTIES IN BOSNIA.

NATO’s peace implementation force (IFOR) reported yesterday that one Russian soldier had been shot dead and another was critically wounded in the northeastern sector of Bosnia patrolled by a Russian peacekeeping brigade. The IFOR statement said that there had been "no evidence of hostile fire" in the incident, but did not elaborate. A Russian military source reportedly blamed the casualties on the improper handling of weapons. The incident is under investigation. (UPI & Reuter, May 6)

Russian Inflation Continues to Fall.