RED FLAGS OVER RUSSIAN TORTURE SITES IN CHECHNYA.

Dumamembers who had been in Chechnya told Ekspress-khronika (May25-June 1) that Russian soldiers had raised Soviet red flags andKomsomol banners rather than the Russian tricolor over Russianfiltration camps where the army has attempted to separate Chechenfighters from other Chechens. The base commander said he was proudof his men and told the Duma deputies that the Russian press hadbeen "bought off" by the Chechens and had slanderedhis operation.

Yeltsin Sets Military Priorities.