Nikolai Patrushev: Vladimir Vladimirovich, on the basis of operative information which I informed you about earlier, in the Chechen Republic today, in the settlement of Tolstoi-Yurt, Federal Security Servise forces, the special-purpose centre, conducted an operation as a result of which the international terrorist and leader of bandit groups Maskhadov was killed. His close accomplices were arrested.
There were no losses among the personnel of the Federal Security Service.
Vladimir Putin: Nikolai Platonovich, a great deal of work still remains to be done there.
We need to develop efforts on protecting residents of the Republic and citizens of all of Russia from bandits.
Hold an additional examination and identification. Report on this as well. If this information is confirmed, then present all the participants of the operation with a state award.