[struwwelpeter]

This adds some details to a forgotten event during Russia's 'Wild East' days, old story:

HOSTAGE ORDEAL IN MOSCOW ENDS WITH DEATH OF TERRORIST... A six-hour hostage ordeal in Moscow ended when a terrorist and was killed in the early morning of 20 December outside the Swedish Embassy. The terrorist, identified as 34-year-old Sergei Kobyakov from Chelyabinsk Oblast, took Swedish Embassy worker Jan Olaf Nystrom hostage on the evening of 19 December when Nystrom returned to his car, parked near the embassy. Kobyakov had a pistol and a grenade and demanded $3 million and a plane for the release of Nystrom. He later agreed to trade the Swede for a member of the Alpha force (antiterrorist unit). Kobyakov's behavior became erratic later and commandos decided to open fire. Kobyakov was killed in the exchange. BP

...AND SECURITY FORCE OFFICER. The terrorist Kobyakov swapped the Swede for Alpha unit's Colonel Anatoly Savelev. But when Kobyakov placed a noose around Savelev's neck the colonel appeared to suffer a heart seizure, the Alpha force commandos attacked. Kobyakov was killed outright. Savelev was wounded, according to some accounts several times. Savelev died at a hospital officially of a heart attack but footage of the action and accounts by some present at the scene raise the possibility the Colonel died of gunshot wounds. BP

Crappy ending to a good man. Only in Russia.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I was breathless while reading this story.

All I could do was remember Svni's story.

I think that I would have wanted to meet Colonel Anatoly Savelev, he was a brave man.

Does Russia never care who or how many they kill?

May you enjoy a Happy New Year.......

[nw_arizona_granny]

Colonel Anatoly Savelev, a brave man, you will want to read this story.