List of deaths related to the 1999 Russian apartment bombings

Many people have been allegedly killed in connection with the Russian apartment bombings.

List of related deaths

Authors

• Alexander Litvinenko, an author of two books about the events, was assassinated in London.^[1] In a book he co-authored with Yuri Felshtinsky, Mr. Litvinenko claimed that FSB was behind the bombings.^[2]

Journalists

• Artyom Borovik investigated the Moscow apartment bombings and prepared a series of publications about them, according to Grigory Yavlinsky.^[3] He received numerous death threats and died in an airplane crash in March 2000.^[4]
• Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in 2006. She asked 2004 presidential nominees about the bombings.^[5]

Diplomats

• Igor Ponomarev died in London shortly before his scheduled meeting with Mario Scaramella, Mr. Litvinenko's associate.^[6][7]

Politicians

• Sergei Yushenkov, a Russian lawmaker and vice-chairmen of unofficial Sergei Kovalev commission created to investigate the bombings was assassinated in April 2003
• Yuri Shchekochikhin, a Russian lawmaker and member of Kovalev commission was apparently poisoned on July 3, 2003 ^{[8][9][10][11]}
• Otto Lacis, another member of Kovalev commission, was assaulted in November 2003.^[12] He died two years later after a car accident.^[13]

Members of the FSB

• FSB General German Ugryumov who, at the time during which he was allegedly supervising the 1999 attacks; was a key figure in the FSB's counterterrorism section. Is alleged by some to have committed suicide following his receiving of a package the day prior to his death on May 31, 2001. This package may have contained kompromat from the FSB, alongside a confirmed notification that he was being promoted to Admiral.^[14][15][16]
• Maxim Lazovsky, an FSB officer who was allegedly involved in staging of bombings in Moscow in 1994.
• Vladimir Romanovich, an FSB officer who was identified by Mikhail Trepashkin as the man who rented basement of one of the bombed buildings, died in a hit and run accident in Cyprus^[17]

Official suspects of the case

• Arab-born Mujahid Ibn al-Khattab was poisoned by the FSB in 2002.
• Denis Saitakov, an ethnic Tatar from Uzbekistan,^[18] was killed in Georgia in 1999-2000^[19][20])
• Khakim Abayev, an ethnic Karachai, was killed by FSB special forces in May 2004 in Ingushetia^[21]
• Ravil Akhmyarov,^[22] an ethnic Tatar, was killed in Chechnya in 1999-2000^[20]
• Timur Batchayev, an ethnic Karachai,^[23] was killed in Georgia in the clash with police during which Krymshakhalov was arrested^[20]
• Zaur Batchayev, an ethnic Karachai,^[24] was killed in Chechnya in 1999-2000^[20]

People who disappeared

• Achemez Gochiyayev who rented basements of the bombed buildings under request from Dyshenkov and later reported about other mined buildings to police, according to his tape that Chechen middle men passed to Sergei Kovalev Commission.
• Three FSB agents (two men and a woman) who conducted the "training exercise" in the city of Ryazan. Their identities and fate remains unknown although their photos were advertised on Russian television.

References

1. U.K. officially views ex-spy's poisoning as murder case, Associated Press, December 6, 2006
2. Agents 'asked me to betray Litvinenko', Mark Franchetti, December 9, 2007, The Sunday Times
3. (in Russian)Grigory Yavlinsky's interview Archived 2011-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, TV6 Russia, March 11, 2000. (computer translation)
4. Russian crash: search for terrorist link, BBC News, March 10, 2000
5. (in Russian)Presidential election is our last chance to learn the truth Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Anna Politkovskaya, Novaya Gazeta, № 2, January 15, 2004 (computer translation)
6. British Detectives Focus on Lugovoi, Kovtun Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine, Nabi Abdullaev, January 10, 2007, The Moscow Times
7. Mr. Igor Ponomarev, Briefing 39, 31 October 2006, International Maritime Organization
8. "Russia's poisoning 'without a poison'". BBC News. February 6, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
9. "АГЕНТ НЕИЗВЕСТЕН "Новая газета" настаивает на возобновлении официального расследования обстоятельств гибели Юрия Щекочихина". Novaya Gazeta. 2006-10-30. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
10. Chronology of events. State Duma Deputy Yushenkov shot dead Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Centre for Russian Studies, 17 April 2003
11. Worries Linger as Schekochikhin's Laid to Rest Archived 2007-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, The Moscow Times, 7 July 2003
12. (in Russian) В Москве жестоко избит Отто Лацис, NewsRU, 11 November 2003
13. (in Russian) Скончался известный российский журналист Отто Лацис, November 3, 2005
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15. "Center for Defense Information". Project On Government Oversight. Archived from the original on Feb 14, 2007.
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17. Russian Federation: Amnesty International calls for Mikhail Trepashkin to be released pending a full review of his case Archived 2008-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
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20. Only one explosions suspect still free Archived 2012-12-21 at archive.today, Kommersant, December 10, 2002.
21. Karachayev terrorists found in the morgue, Kommersant, June 8, 2004.
22. "Грани.Ру: Процесс о взрывах жилых домов: адвокат Адама Деккушева просит его полного оправдания". graniru.org.
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24. NEWS FROM RUSSIA",Vol.VI, Issue No.18, dated 1st May 2003 Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine