NPR's Anne Garrels

“Chechen rebels reportedly have freed 45 hostages seized during a raid in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan. They had been held for more than two weeks.”

“The Chechens are still holding about 24 Russian policemen saying they will trade them for the release of captured guerillas.”

“In Grozny, Chechens still hold about 30 Russians who worked at a power plant.”