6 3 8 2 9 Approved for Release 2014 07 14 C06131829 I 1 3 Director of Central Intelligence EO 13526 3 5 0 National Intelligence Daily Tuesday 11 April 1995 EO 13526 ibis-Secret- 00 E0 13526 3 5 0 Approved for Release 2014 07 14 C06131829 Approved for Release 2014 07 14 C06131829 E0 13526 3 5 c RUSSIA Settling Into Chechnya for the Long Haul Moscow continues to publicize the withdrawal of battlewom units while it quietly replaces them with fresh contingents On Sunday for example the Motorized Ri e Regiment decimated in the failed New Year s Eve attack on Groznyy returned to its base in Samara press reports say E0 13526 E0 13526 Later this month three battalions of naval infantry from the Pacific Fleet will be replaced by freshbatt lions from the other eets according to press reports E0 13526 3 5 0 The seizure of Samashki over the weekend appears to continue the effort Russia began last month to seize major rebel strongholds consolidate rear areas and expand control over low lying territory The timing of these Operations suggests the Russians are trying to push Chechen rebels into the mountains quickly enough to claim early next month when President Clinton visits Moscow that they have won the war in Chechnya By mid-May approach routes will have dried enough to let the Russians attempt moves against rebels in the mountains E0 13526 Meanwhile rebel leader Dudayev has set up a department to round up Russian agents and Chechen E0 13526 E0 13526 E0 13526 3 5 c 3 11 April 1995 Approved for Release 2014 07 14 C06131829 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu