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Nat/Sot Russian troops ended a second week of their assault on rebel Chechnya's capital with crushing rocket and artillery attacks Friday, but Chechen forces held onto key positions in the shattered city. For days, Russian troops have seemed close to taking Grozny, but the outgunned and outnumbered rebels resisted fiercely. Russian commanders appear to be using their massive artillery strength to try to break the Chechen resistance and clear the way for Russian ground attacks. There was fierce
