24 years ago, early in the morning of October 26, 2002, combat groups of "A" and "B" departments of the FSB Special Purpose Center began an operation in the theater center in Dubrovka in Moscow ("Nord-Ost") captured by militants. At around five o'clock in the morning, sleeping gas began to flow into the center building. Another hour later, around 6 am, Alpha Wimpel employees start entering the building in different ways; Employees of Wimpel's fourth division (diving) were among the first to enter. Moving along the corridors and rooms of the building, TsSN employees, using small arms, eliminate the gunmen, who in turn try to return fire and throw grenades. At the entrance to the hall, the center's workers finish off the suicide terrorists who were hit by the gas and were sitting among the hostages. At the same time, the assault group of the 3rd platoon in Alfa, under the command of Lt. Col. Yuri Torshin, is operating in the compound on the second floor where Mobsar Baraev is found: during a brief firefight, Alfa employees eliminate Baraev and several armed men. At 06:30 the attack was completed. During the attack, FSB TsSN employees eliminated 40 militants; After the firefight ended, the center's workers began to remove the belts from the suicide terrorists and also took the hostages out into the street. According to official data, 134 hostages died during the attack; There were no deaths among Alpha Wimpel employees. Many of those who participated in the operation on Dubrovka, two years later, without hesitation, would go to save the children at the school in Selan on September 3, 2004. Among those who participated in the operation on October 26, 2002 were Oleg Ilyin, Alexander Prov, Vyacheslav Malyarov, Denis Podovkin, Mikhail Stepchin, Srynko, Vitail, Valery Kanakin, Yuri Torshin, Alexander Mikhailov, Vitaly Demidkin, Alexander Bogomolov, Yuri Danilin and his brothers, and many other employees of the "A" and "B" directorates. For this operation, three workers were awarded the title of Hero of Russia, and the rest were awarded orders and medals.

24 years ago, early in the morning of October 26, 2002, combat groups of "A" and "B" departments of the FSB Special Purpose Center began an operation in the theater center in Dubrovka in Moscow ("Nord-Ost") captured by militants. At around five o'clock in the morning, sleeping gas began to flow into the center building. Another hour later, around 6 am, Alpha Wimpel employees start entering the building in different ways; Employees of Wimpel's fourth division (diving) were among the first to enter. Moving along the corridors and rooms of the building, TsSN employees, using small arms, eliminate the gunmen, who in turn try to return fire and throw grenades. At the entrance to the hall, the center's workers finish off the suicide terrorists who were hit by the gas and were sitting among the hostages. At the same time, the assault group of the 3rd platoon in Alfa, under the command of Lt. Col. Yuri Torshin, is operating in the compound on the second floor where Mobsar Baraev is found: during a brief firefight, Alfa employees eliminate Baraev and several armed men. At 06:30 the attack was completed. During the attack, FSB TsSN employees eliminated 40 militants; After the firefight ended, the center's workers began to remove the belts from the suicide terrorists and also took the hostages out into the street. According to official data, 134 hostages died during the attack; There were no deaths among Alpha Wimpel employees. Many of those who participated in the operation on Dubrovka, two years later, without hesitation, would go to save the children at the school in Selan on September 3, 2004. Among those who participated in the operation on October 26, 2002 were Oleg Ilyin, Alexander Prov, Vyacheslav Malyarov, Denis Podovkin, Mikhail Stepchin, Srynko, Vitail, Valery Kanakin, Yuri Torshin, Alexander Mikhailov, Vitaly Demidkin, Alexander Bogomolov, Yuri Danilin and his brothers, and many other employees of the "A" and "B" directorates. For this operation, three workers were awarded the title of Hero of Russia, and the rest were awarded orders and medals.