Putin has so far avoided this part of Russia. Now he’s visiting

On September 3, 2004, three days after Chechen terrorists detained about 1,100 people, security forces launched an attack on the school, killing 334 hostages. 186 Children – Students attending the opening ceremony. Chechen attackers were also killed. Hundreds of people were injured.

Putin has so far avoided schools in Beslan

Putin Appear in Beslan He did not go to the theater scene shortly after the tragedy in the Caucasian republic of North Ossetia. This time he visited the ruins of the school (dynamite exploded in the building during a storm), which has been transformed into a memorial. He laid flowers there and lit candles. He knelt at the cemetery where the murdered children were buried. A helicopter hovered in the distance, captured by the presidential service.

Putin laid flowers at a memorial to the FSB officers killed in the attack and met with a delegation of women from the Beslan Mothers’ Group, an organization of parents of orphans.

Foreign countries not only tried to justify the Beslan terrorist attack, but also provided various assistance to the terrorists. Putin said, but did not provide specific details. WestPeople have no morals, no principles, only their own interests – he added. Russia We have defeated the terrorists in the Caucasus and will defeat the neo-Nazis who are committing crimes in the Donbass and Kursk regions – he announced.

Women’s speeches were censored

The recordings released do not include the words of the women who spoke to the Russian leader. The mothers – co-chair of the group, Aneta Gadijewa, told the independent portal Agentstwo that they complained Russia investigation The ongoing investigation into the attack itself and the operation to retake the school was never completed. According to The Moscow Times, Putin allegedly responded that he knew nothing about it and promised that he would ask the chairman of the Investigative Committee to intervene.

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights considered complaints filed by dozens of hostages and relatives of those injured in the attack and found several shortcomings by the Russian authorities. He estimated that Russian special services had information about the planned attack. He also found that the threat to the hostages during the attack was not minimized. The European Court of Human Rights said that the authorities also failed to take necessary actions to investigate the circumstances of the attack and the causes of the hostages’ deaths.

The visit to Beslan is part of the Russian leader’s visit to the region North Caucasus: Its early stages were Kabardo-Balkaria, and after visiting Beslan, Putin went to Chechnya.

What happened in Beslan?

September 1, 2004, the first day of the school year BeslanA group of armed rebels, demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya, attacked a school building and took 1,100 hostages, mostly children. The terrorists held them captive for more than 50 hours. The attack took place on September 3, killing 334 people, including 186 children. 810 people were injured. The authorities managed to detain one terrorist, while the rest died on the spot.