Findings from Expert Examinations

According to the conclusions of explosive technical, forensic, biological, chemical, and other expert examinations conducted in the case, it was established that:

• The power of the explosive device used in the commission of the crime in TNT equivalent is 800-1850 kg.
• A mixture of TNT, hexogen, aluminum, and, possibly, ammonium nitrate was used to carry out the explosion.
• The improvised explosive device was installed in a GAZ-53 vehicle or in the immediate vicinity of it.
• In the swabs taken during the inspection of the KAMAZ vehicle, there are traces of TNT and hexogen.
• On the objects seized in the "KAMAZ" vehicle, there are biological traces and hair suitable for identification.
• On the banknotes received by A.I. Iskenderov from the accused for the vehicle he sold, there are four fingerprints suitable for identification.

The period of the preliminary investigation in this criminal case has been extended by the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to twenty-seven months.

Activities During the Extended Period

During the specified period:

• The search for the accused continued by operational-investigative groups of the UFSB RF for the Rostov region and the FSB of Russia, including on the territory of the Chechen Republic and neighboring republics of the North Caucasus region.
• Data were obtained on the presence of Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov at a Chechen militant base in the village of Birkiani, Akhmeta district of Georgia, on the location of A.O. Dekkushev in the Shatoy district of the Chechen Republic, on the wounding of T.A. Batchaev and his transport to Georgia for treatment.
• However, it has not been possible to establish the exact location of the accused to date.
• Work continued on establishing the places of actual residence of persons affected by the explosion, who are listed in the new list provided by the administration of the city of Volgodonsk.

Thus, during the period since the previous extension of the investigation period, the following were interrogated and recognized as victims and civil plaintiffs: Kirchenkov B.A., Goncharova E.V., Gusakova I.A., Denisenko V.N., Demyanenko I.P., Dubinskaya L.B., Wittenberg L.V., Mironova L.A., Dubovoy D.A., Matyushenko T.B., Lebedev I.I., Migashkin A.T., Kapinin A.N., Ignatenko Z.N., Nazarova.