Testimony Transcript Excerpt

Events Leading to the Operation

• Arrival and Instructions: The Batchayev brothers, Timur and Zaur, arrived at Yoska's location.
• Procurement of Sugar: They instructed the narrator to purchase 5-7 tons of granulated sugar from the Erken-Shakhar sugar factory, providing funds for the purchase.
• Delivery:
  • The sugar was bought at Erken-Shakhar.
  • It was delivered to Kislovodsk and unloaded at a base directed by Yoska's uncle.
  • The transport method to the base is unknown.
• Explosives Preparation and Transport:
  • Explosives were brought to the same base.
  • The explosives were mixed by the Batchayev brothers and one Ingush in the settlement of Mirny.
  • The explosive mixture consisted of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder.
  • The mixture was transported from Mirny to the base in Kislovodsk using a KAMAZ truck equipped with a sea container instead of a truck bed.
  • Yoska arranged the transport, and the driver was unaware of the cargo.
  • The vehicle was parked at the base for safety.
• Subsequent Actions:
  • The narrator does not know how the explosives and sugar were removed from the base, as they subsequently left for Chechnya to meet Abu-Umar.
  • Abu-Umar informed the narrator that a portion of the explosives was sent to Moscow and used by Gochiyayev in the apartment bombings.
  • Abu-Umar instructed the narrator to return to Stavropol Krai, retrieve the remaining explosives, and transport them to Volgodonsk for an apartment bombing.
  • The narrator felt compelled to carry out this instruction due to their involvement in the Moscow apartment bombings.

Legal Declaration

Question: Do you repent for what you have done?

Answer: I fully plead guilty to the preparation and commission, together with those mentioned above, of the bombings of residential buildings in the city of Moscow in 1999 and I repent for what I have done. I am ready to provide any assistance to the investigation. I am ready to give detailed testimony on all additional questions regarding the circumstances of the apartment bombings in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk in subsequent interrogations.

Accused (signature): (Signature provided)