Berezovsky FSB Allegations Dossier

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This collection of international press reports from March 2002 documents Boris Berezovsky’s allegations from exile in London regarding the 1999 apartment bombings in Moscow, Volgodonsk, and Buynaksk. Berezovsky, supported by filmmaker Jean-Charles Deniau and scientific institute director Nikita Chekulin, claimed the FSB orchestrated the bombings to justify the Second Chechen War and facilitate Vladimir Putin’s rise to power. Significant themes in the text include the Ryazan incident, which Berezovsky identifies as a failed live bombing attempt rather than a 'training exercise,' and allegations by Chekulin that the FSB facilitated the illicit transfer of hexogen explosives under false labels. The Kremlin countered these claims by accusing Berezovsky of financing Chechen militants, including Shamil Basaev, during the 1999 invasion of Dagestan. Additionally, a dossier provides details on peripheral figures such as Vladimir Vorobyov and Vladimir Akimov, who were involved in a 1994 bus bombing case, and the career of high-ranking FSB official Yuri Zaostrovtsev under Nikolai Patrushev.

Events
  • 1999-09-09 - Konstantin Borovoy, member of Duma, warned by GRU that bombings were to take place in Moscow. Passe
  • 1999-09-09 - Moscow apartment bombing kills 106 people. Guryanova Street. Just after midnight
  • 1999-09-16 - Volgodonsk apartment bombing kills 17 people.