Mother of Vadim Chugunov, a Russian trooper, who perished in the battle near Ulus-Kert in 2000, believes that the failure of the Russian party to pay her the due compensation for the death of her son in Chechnya is a violation of the provisions of the European Convention of Human Rights.

Vadim, Dina Chugunova's son, was recruited in summer of 1999. In early 2000, with his sixth squadron of the 104th paraborne regiment of the 76th Pskov Division of Airborne Forces (known as "VDV") he was sent to Chechnya. The fight, in which 84 troopers were lost, took place at night on March 1, 2000, at the entrance to the Argun Gorge, near Ulus-Kert village. Mother was informed about his son's death on March 8. Vadim Chugunov was posthumously decorated with the Order of Courage.

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Law enforcement bodies are exerting pressure on the people supporting Militia Major Alexei Dymovskiy, who had made public illegal actions of Novorossisk militia bosses. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about by Vadim Karastelyov, expert of the Novorossisk Committee on Human Rights.

"On November 11, a Novorossisk pensioner Tatiana Mironova submitted a notification on holding a picket in support of Major Dymovskiy to the city administration. The picket is planned for Saturday, November 14. According to the law, the administration was to give an answer on that very day. However, no answer was given; and today we submit a respective compliant to the prosecutor's office," said Mr Karastelyov.

He has added that militiamen tried to exert pressure on Tatiana Mironova: they tried to entice her into their division for taking certain explanations. "It's illegal, because notification about a picket needs no conversations with militiamen ...