"They were preparing to start the assault at four o'clock in the afternoon, but the explosions thundered earlier." Putin's Plenipotentiary Representative in the North Caucasus - on the terrorist attack in Beslan
During the terrorist attack in Beslan, the operational headquarters planned to storm the captured school, but was forced to begin it earlier due to the actions of the terrorists. This was told to TASS by the plenipotentiary representative of the Russian president in the North Caucasus Federal District, Alexander Matovnikov, who, according to the interview, participated in the leadership of the headquarters.