This document is a formal decision by the Kislovodsk City Prosecutor's Office to initiate a criminal case on September 20, 1999. It details a report from the local FSB regarding Yusuf I. Krymshamkhalov, who allegedly brought explosives to a facility in Kislovodsk in August 1999. These explosives were reportedly stored at an AOZT facility and the Kursoveta parking lot before being transported to Moscow via truck. The case was opened under Article 222 of the Russian Criminal Code focusing on the illegal acquisition and transport of explosives. This legal record establishes the early investigation into Krymshamkhalov's logistical role in the apartment bombing campaign.