Three other members of the gangs led by terrorists Shamil Basayev and Khattab, who participated in the attack on the Pskov paratroopers in 2000, were detained, the FSB Central Operations Center reported.
Security forces detained Adam Magamadova, Samaila Bataeva AND Rustam Chagilov* in the village of Abganerovo in the Volgograd region, in the village of Pokrovskoye in Dagestan and in the city of Cherkessk in Karachay-Cherkessia. They were handed over to the preliminary investigation authorities.
On February 29, 2000, the 6th company of the 104th regiment of the 76th Guards Pskov Airborne Division (90 people) entered an unequal battle in the Argun Gorge with a large group of militants, about 2 thousand people. The gang was led by Arab mercenary Khattab and field commander Shamil Basayev. The battle lasted almost a day: only six of 90 soldiers survived.
*An individual included in the RosFinMonitoring list of terrorists and extremists
