Not far from the exchange at the woodworking plant, we bought boards in order to increase the rear side of the GAZ-53. We agreed on the purchase of the boards in advance, before buying the car.
Then we drove the GAZ-53 and the 'KAMAZ' to the motor depot, where later that night Batchaev and Krymshamkhalov transferred the explosives from the 'KAMAZ' into the GAZ-53.
Before that, they lined the body of the GAZ with boards to make it higher.
As far as I remember, they poured the explosive mixture from the brought bags onto a film spread in the body, as Batchaev said that this had to be done so that a powerful explosion would occur.
The empty bags were also left in the GAZ.
The mixture was covered with potatoes from above.
I don't know when Batchaev installed the detonator. I cannot say whether he did it immediately or the next day.
The finished car with explosives stood for two days at the motor depot.
During this period of time, we sold part of the remaining potatoes to some man (I cannot describe him). He arrived at the motor depot in his UAZ car and took part of the potatoes from the 'KAMAZ'.
Days Before the Explosion
The day before the explosion, that is, September 14, 1999, we spent the whole day selling the rest of the potatoes at the market in the city of Volgodonsk, having gone out in the 'KAMAZ'.
The Day of the Warning
On the morning of September 15, 1999, we went to the market in the 'KAMAZ', where we were met by the son of the motor depot watchman and informed that the police were interested in all cars with Karachay license plates in connection with the explosions in Moscow.
We realized that we had to hurry.
Disagreements Over Location
I want to clarify that during these two days we were arguing about the place of the explosion.
Batchaev said that he would not be able to blow up the car on the dam for technical reasons and suggested blowing it up in another place.
I did not agree, but Timur and Yoska insisted.
In previous interrogations, I said that Batchaev and I went to the dam one more time, but that is not so.
I have now remembered that we went there only once in early September, when we were driving.