Russians Inch Ahead In Assault On Grozny; Chechen Guerrillas Still Occupy City The Washington Post | December 27, 1999| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Russian military forces poured artillery, mortar and machine-gun fire through the fog at Grozny today but appeared to make little progress in the second day of their long-anticipated ground assault on the Chechen capital.

The seizure of Grozny now seems a primary objective of the Russian offensive in the separatist southern region, but one that stirs up bitter memories. On New Year's Eve 1994, Russian ground forces suffered heavy losses as they tried to storm the city and suppress a Chechen drive for independence from Moscow. The Russians finally took Grozny the following spring but were ...

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