PRESIDENT PUTIN ARRIVES IN A SUKHOI 27 JET FIGHTER PLANE IN CHECHNYA

MOS06:RUSSIA-CHECHNYA:GROZNY,20MAR00 - Television image shows acting Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting in the cockpit of a Sukhoi-27 fighter jet at an airport near the Chechen regional capital Grozny March 20. Putin paid a suprise visit to the rebel region, six days before a presidential election he is favoured to win. waw/NTV REUTERS