Sep 28 2004 2:23PM Mercenaries from 40 countries killed in Chechnya - Ivanov MOSCOW. Sept 28 (Interfax) - Mercenaries from over 40 countries have been killed in Chechnya, said Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov. "Another gang involving citizens of Turkey was destroyed in the Chechen mountains yesterday. By the way, citizens of Turkey get killed in Chechnya on a regular basis," Ivanov said while meeting with Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles in Moscow on Tuesday.