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Volgodonsk, Oktyabrskoye Highway, house 35. He stated that he recognizes this place; however, at the present time, its external features differ significantly compared to what it was in 1999. Specifically, the external appearance of the house has changed, flowerbeds have appeared, and the driveway and paved area have disappeared. Next, he indicated the approximate location where a vehicle loaded with explosives was placed on the previously existing paved area. According to Dekkushev, the vehicle was driven to the house by its owner, who lived there and parked it in the usual spot; he (Dekkushev) checked where it was parked. The triggering mechanism of the explosive device was activated by Timur Batchaev. Furthermore, he stated that when performing these actions, he realized that people would die, but he proceeded with them to prevent the entry of Russian troops into the territory of the Chechen Republic.

  • At 11:24, the video recording was interrupted to proceed to the place of its viewing and the drafting of the protocol.
  • Additionally, at 10:51, a pause was made in the video recording to replace the video camera's battery.
  • At 12:33, the video recording was resumed for review of the protocol.
  • At 12:37, it was terminated due to the completion of the investigative action.

During the verification of testimony on-site, a video recording was conducted (photography, video, audio recording, etc.) of which the participating persons were warned before the start of the investigative action, and three diagrams of the locations for the verification of the testimony of the accused A.O. Dekkushev were also drawn up.

Attached to the protocol of the verification of testimony on-site are a videocassette with the video recording of the investigative action and three drawn-up diagrams of the locations for the verification of the testimony of the accused A.O. Dekkushev.

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