Defense of Moscow, R2

TAPE_NUMBER: EF00/0083 IN_TIME: 16:09:00 // 20:49:39 LENGTH: 02:22 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: Russian/Nat Heavy snowfall in Ingushetia is increasing the suffering of tens of thousands of refugees who have fled the Russian military campaign in Chechnya. The wintry conditions caused temperatures in the mountainous republic to drop to subzero levels on Friday - and many are barely getting by with only basic human comforts. The bitter Russian weather has consumed the armies of Napoleon and Hitler before it - and it seems to be winning the war against the refugees of Chechnya. These are conditions Russian soldiers are used to. More troops crossed from Ingushetia into the breakaway republic on Friday, as the battle for Grozny appears to be nearing its climax. This week has seen days of savage street combat in which Russian forces have failed to capture the centre of the Chechen capital. As the fighting intensifies, so too does the number of civilians fleeing missiles and bombs - to renewed hardship in these refugee camps. Until now, an unusually mild winter in the Caucasus has made life a little bit easier for Chechens who began abandoning their homes when the Russian offensive to destroy Islamic rebels escalated last September. Many fled to the neighbouring southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. Approximately 250,000 refugees are estimated to have fled here and it's believed up to 180,000 remain. Recent snowfalls brought a rare chance for children living in the makeshift camps to have some fun, and forget for a moment the difficulties of life in the refugee camps. Living quarters are very basic here. People are forced to huddle together in tents with little heating and no running water. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) "Although I have ten of my children here with me I've only received three mattresses and three blankets for all of them" SUPER CAPTION: Tamara, refugee from Grozny The freezing temperatures are now adding to their worries. The women are concerned about their children becoming sick and whether they have enough to eat. SOUNDBITE:(Russian) " A tent camp is a tent camp, nothing like your home. It is cold and damp over here, lots of problems to cope with" SUPER CAPTION: Magomed, refugee from Grozny SOUNDBITE:(Russian) " We were given this camp stove - but without a chimney. We are 17 people here - seven of us have lost all of their papers when our houses burned down - but one does need the papers to get registered." SUPER CAPTION: Khazumana, refugee from Grozny Despite the hardships, the older children are determined to make the most of the snow while it lasts in this makeshift home. Back in Grozny, it's more than likely their real homes have been reduced to rubble. The Russian onslaught is intended to wipe out Chechnya-based rebels who twice invaded the neighbouring republic of Dagestan last summer. The same rebels are blamed for apartment bombings elsewhere in Russia that killed about 300 people - but a fraction of the number of civilians suffering in freezing temperatures, without a home and uncertain of their future. SHOTLIST: Chechen-Ingush border / Karabulak refugee camp, Chechen-Ingush border - January 21, 2000 Chechen-Ingush border 1. Wide shot Adler -20 check point at Chechen-Ingush border 2. Pan large calibre gun on a truck 3. Cutaway Russian gunner 4. Midshot refugees waiting at a check point 5. Cutaway Russian sniper Karabulak refugee camp, Chechen-Ingush border 6. Pan kids skidding behind a truck 7. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Tamara, refugee from Grozny 8. Wide shot refugee camp 9. Mid shot women walking with buckets 10. Cutaway water buckets 11. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Magomed, refugee from Grozny 12. Wide shot refugee camp 13. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Khazumana, refugee from Grozny 14. Cutaway sick child clutching a pill box 15. Cutaway woman 16. Cutaway stove 17. Wide shot inside tent 18. Cutaway child eating 19. Cutaway child's face 20. Kids skidding on snow XFA?

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TAPE_NUMBER: EF99/1327 IN_TIME: 19:40:53 LENGTH: 01:27 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: Voice and effects VOICED BY: Robert Ovadia Fierce bombardment of the Chechen capital Grozny has sent thousands more refugees fleeing to neighbouring Ingushetia. Many have joined more than two hundred thousand of their countrymen, who are housed in miserable conditions on the border. As Russia's campaign against the breakaway republic intensifies, refugees' hopes are diminishing over what they'll have to return to. VOICE-OVER: 0.00 The Russian winter, which defeated the armies of Hitler and Napoleon, has begun to wage a new war against the refugees of Chechnya. 0.10 Snow is falling, and the thousands who fled here - ironically to escape death at the hands of the Russian army - are left wondering whether their journey has indeed been futile. 0.20 SOUNDBITE: (Russian) "How can a child live here. Don't you understand, he's cold, it's very bad with no conditions. We can't wash the child. We don't have any soap, we don't have anything. I don't know if we will survive this winter or not. These are conditions for dogs. SUPER CAPTION: Shoadat Mumieva, Refugee 0.22 How can a child live here, this Grozny woman asks. Don't you understand - he's cold. I don't know if we'll survive this winter or not. These are conditions for dogs. 0.34 Queues of trucks and other vehicles fleeing Grozny wait to pass through the Russian army's last checkpoint before the Ingush border. Some have been separated from family. 0.44 For many the destination is Sleptsovskaya - and other tent cities already blanketed by snow, feeling the increasing burden of so many who desperately need shelter. The north Caucasus region has seen a spate of kidnappings by Chechen bandits - foreign aid workers are scared for their safety and because of this, international aid has been sluggish. 1.05 SOUNDBITE: (Chechen) "I have no clothes. It's cold in the tent. They aren't giving us any food. We only get bread sometimes." SUPER CAPTION: Timur Kashumov, Refugee 1.07 This 11-year-old Grozny boy says he has no clothes. It's cold, he says, and they aren't giving us food. We only get bread sometimes. 1.15 Even if Russia ceases its unwavering military operation tomorrow, Christmas for these children promises to be a bleak one. (VISION ENDS: 1:27) SHOTLIST: Chechnya/Ingushetia border - November 27, 1999 XFA 0.00 Wide shot Sleptsovskaya refugee camp 0.03 Mother and child walk along icey path between tents 0.09 Woman pushing pram with baby Elita along frozen earth 0.14 Same old woman crying, pan to Elita 0.20 SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Shoadat Mumieva 0.35 Ingush checkpoint, bus arrives 0.39 Woman holding baby, standing waiting for news of relatives 0.42 Family exits bus 0.45 Child running with can of water 0.53 Little girl getting water 0.56 Various woman sorting bread for distribution to refugees 1.05 SOUNDBITE: (Chechen) Timur Kashumov, Refugee 1.15 Mother and child standing forlornly in middle of frozen camp 1.19 Child waiting at water pump 1.22 Group of women collect water from pump 1.27 Vision ends?

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