Chechnya - Heavy fighting 

(9 Aug 1996) T/I: 10:38:00
Heavy fighting is still raging on Friday (9/8) between Chechen
rebels and Russian troops in Grozny, the Chechen capital.
Despite ant-aircraft fire from the Chechens, Russians pilots are
carrying out massive air strikes.
SHOWS:
OUTSKIRTS OF GROZNY, CHECHNYA 8/8
Russian helicopter gunships overhead and audible gunfire;
Smoke on ground from gunship strike;
WTN crew and other correspondents leaping out of car and running
through woods to avoid gunship attack (gunshots audible) and
jumping into;
Correspondent looking up from ditch as gunship flies overhead;
SOT French correspondent saying "don't leave the trench, get
down, don't leave.";
Correspondents and crew sheltering, then getting up to leave
ditch;
Gunship overhead;
Two young boys watching gunship;
Gunship overhead;
CU boy watching gunship;
Smoke from gunship strike on residential area;
9/8
WS refugees by trucks;
CU two women in back of truck;
SOT (Russian) woman refugee saying they had to flee;
Track into car;
CU refugees in car;
Car leaving with refugees;
ENDS 4.00
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