Thursday, November 4, 1999 Published at 16:00 GMT
World: Europe In pictures: Russia in Chechnya
Russia is coming under increasing international pressure to end its military action in Chechnya, but the offensive shows no sign of slowing.
A Russian soldier looks for a comrade during a raid against Islamic militants near Bamut, 35 miles west of Chechen capital Grozny, on Wednesday.
Turf is used to arrange a trench at a position near Sernovodsk, 28 miles west of Grozny.
Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) carry troops back from a raid in Bamut.
A wounded Russian soldier is loaded into an APC at Arshty, Ingushetia.
A Russian soldier fires his weapon during training at a position near Bamut.
Chechen refugees pass Russian soldiers to get to a safe area near the Dagestani village of Karamakhi, where the Russian army was searching for Islamic militants.