VOLSKY SETS CHECHEN LOSSES AT 30-35,000.

In an interviewwith Komsomolskaya pravda August 22, Russian negotiatorin Chechnya Arkady Volsky said that the Chechen campaign had "costus some 30,000-35,000 lives. Do we need more?" He suggestedthat the Chechens could hold out for a long time even if Russiarenewed its military offensive and that Moscow should encourageall Chechens to cooperate politically in order to bring stabilityto the region.

Russian POWs Reportedly Fear Return to Russia.