The attack in August 1999 on the Republic of Dagestan was planned by the leaders of illegal armed formations based on the territory of the Chechen Republic. This was intended to prevent authorities from displacing these illegal armed formations from Dagestan and destroying them.
According to the distribution of duties among the members of the organized criminal group:
Emir Al-Khattab and Abu Umar were assigned the organizing and leading role, as well as the financial support for the planned crimes.
Members of the organized group Krymshamkhalov Yu.I., Dekkushev A.O., Gochiyaev A.Sh., Batchaev T.A., Batchaev Z.A., Saitakov D.F., Abaev Kh.M., Tsokiev M.D., and unidentified persons were tasked with acquiring and manufacturing a homemade explosive, other necessary components for the manufacture of explosive devices, and organizing their delivery to the planned locations for acts of terrorism in the cities of Moscow and Volgodonsk, Rostov region.
Subsequently, using the explosive and other components, Gochiyaev A.Sh., Batchaev Z.A., Saitakov D.F., Abaev Kh.M., and unidentified persons were to carry out terrorist acts in Moscow.
Krymshamkhalov Yu.I., Dekkushev A.O., and Batchaev T.A. were to carry out terrorist acts in Volgodonsk.
Acquisition of Materials
Implementing the plans, Krymshamkhalov Yu.I., in July–early August 1999, both independently and with Dekkushev A.O., Gochiyaev A.Sh., Batchaev T.A., Batchaev Z.A., Saitakov D.F., Abaev Kh.M., Tsokiev M.D., and unidentified persons, acquired in Volgograd and the North Caucasus region:
Over 1 ton of aluminum powder.
About 7 tons of granulated sugar.
About 2 tons of potatoes (intended for masking the manufactured explosive during transportation).
280 bags for packaging the manufactured explosive.
Over 13 illegally acquired electric detonators (ED-8Zh, EDKZ, and ED-3-ZN).
More than 2.5 meters (over 11.5 kg) of detonating cable of the DKRP-4 charge for UZP-72 (UZP-77) mine-clearing installations.
More than 30 meters of DShE-12 detonating cord.
Over 6 illegally manufactured electric delayed-action fuses with electronic timers.
A large number of "Energizer" electric batteries.
For the same purposes, Abaev Kh.M. and an unidentified person known to the investigation as "Salekh," in July–early August 1999 on the territory of the North Caucasus region, illegally acquired about 13 tons of homemade mixed explosive manufactured at...