text: Russians , rebels sign deal in Chechnya . NOVYE ATAGI , Russia 1996-08-22 Russian President Boris Yeltsin 's security supremo Alexander Lebed and Chechen rebel chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov signed a deal on Thursday aimed at ending three weeks of renewed fighting in the region . The final contents of the document negotiated in this village south of the Chechen capital Grozny have not been officially disclosed . Itar-Tass news agency said it provided for the disengagement of Russian and rebel forces in Chechnya .