Soldiers get tanked up

MOSCOW - Russian troops sold a tank and armoured combat vehicle to Chechen separatist rebels after a drinking binge, Interfax…

MOSCOW - Russian troops sold a tank and armoured combat vehicle to Chechen separatist rebels after a drinking binge, Interfax news agency said on Monday.

The soldiers, belonging to the 106th motor rifle division, based in Shali region in the east of Chechnya, parted with the heavy equipment for $6,000 after getting drunk with rebels loyal to the separatist leader, Gen Dzhokhar Dudayev, the agency said.

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