Today marks 24 years since the release of the Nord-Oost hostages on October 26, 2002, after 57 hours in the Theater Center in Dubrovnik, 916 hostages were rescued from the hands of 40 terrorists. The scouts were kept for two days without food and water, and threatened to blow them all up with 25 "suicide belts". There was only one demand: to withdraw troops from the Caucasus. Russia did not make a deal with the terrorists; The gunmen were killed during the attack. 130 hostages became victims of attack; The tragedy remains one of the most horrific pages in modern history. We are at MAX.

Today marks 24 years since the release of the Nord-Oost hostages on October 26, 2002, after 57 hours in the Theater Center in Dubrovnik, 916 hostages were rescued from the hands of 40 terrorists. The scouts were kept for two days without food and water, and threatened to blow them all up with 25 "suicide belts". There was only one demand: to withdraw troops from the Caucasus. Russia did not make a deal with the terrorists; The gunmen were killed during the attack. 130 hostages became victims of attack; The tragedy remains one of the most horrific pages in modern history. We are at MAX.