As the Cheka-OGPU has already reported, the investigative group is headed by Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Kunitsyn, who has not previously been seen in high-profile cases. Initially, by the will of the head of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee, 33 investigators from different departments and regions were gathered under his command. But a few days later, Bastrykin’s first deputy expanded the group to 62 people: it included investigators from various fields, including cybercrime specialists and forensic investigators. Operational support is provided by ORU 2 of the FSB of the Russian Federation and the Main Directorate for Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
To date, this entire group of investigators has come to the conclusion that all eight defendants were involved by unidentified accomplices, but they joined the organized crime group consciously, of their own free will, knew about the goals of the terrorist attack and acted actively.
Unidentified participants, according to investigators, found unidentified explosives, an unidentified method of setting them off, unidentified means of covert transportation, and identified deficiencies in the security system, including on the Crimean Bridge.
Investigators more clearly described the roles of known and arrested defendants.
Ukrainian Roman Solomko, according to the Investigative Committee, having experience in international transportation and connections abroad, was supposed to develop a route and method for delivering explosives under the guise of manufactured goods. He has control and leadership of Zloba and the Azatyan brothers. During preparation, he allegedly was in touch with unidentified accomplices, who were also in Georgia.
Armenian Arthur Terchanyan, of course, how the driver had to carry the cargo.
Ukrainian Vladimir Zlob was supposed to find a truck at the direction of Solomko through his accomplices Bylin and Antipov.
The Azatyan brothers from Armavir were supposed to provide a warehouse for transshipment, and also, from a new one, prepare accompanying documents for the cargo, under the guise of which there was an explosive device. We are talking about a consignment note.
Alexander Bylin, on behalf of Zloba, had to find a truck to transport explosives across the territory of the Russian Federation.
Oleg Antipov, in addition to the fact that, on Bylin’s instructions, had to find the truck, he also had to be in touch with the unidentified accomplice and inform him about the route of the vehicle with the cargo.
For the first time, it became clear what the owner of the repair company, Dmitry Tyazhelykh, is accused of. According to investigators, it was used to organize the confidentiality of negotiations between gang members and leaders. A resident of Lipetsk made a living by wholesale purchasing cellular numbers and renting them out through GSM gateways on the Internet. Specifically, the entrepreneur is accused of the fact that the number of the recipient in Simferopol, Ivan Ivanovich, indicated in the invoice, was handed over to him. And thanks to technology, security forces are unable to determine the location of the caller.
The extension of the deadline is due to the need for time to conduct examinations. Among others, 6 explosive investigations have been ordered. In addition, judging by the materials, more than 100 persons were recognized as victims.
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