How it was 12.12.1998 (1998)

The program topic is the storming of the Ostankino TV center on October 3, 1993. Chronicle: A crowd of people near the building of the Government of the Russian Federation (Moscow).

Rutskoy Aleksandr talks to people.

A bus and trucks with red flags on the streets of Moscow.

People in military uniform with a red banner.

Anpilov Viktor talks to people.

Policemen with metal shields near the Ostankino TV tower.

A man in a Cossack uniform.

Boytsov Aleksey talks about the actions of Makashov A. and the events near the Ostankino TV center.

Chronicle: Trucks with people, a bus, a column of armored personnel carriers, military trucks with people.

Keshishev Sergey talks about the actions of the special forces unit "Vityaz".

Zotov Mikhail talks about the negotiations of the fighters of the "Vityaz" unit with Makashov Albert and Ampilov Viktor.

Shashkov Aleksandr talks about the events near the Ostankino TV center.

Chronicle: People with weapons storm the Ostankino TV center, a truck rams the doors, people hide behind cars.

Mikhail Zotov and Alexander Shashkov talk about the storming of the TV center.

Svetlana Safina, a participant in the events, talks about the shooting at the TV center.

Chronicle: People are running, falling, lying on the ground, sparks and bullet trails, helping the wounded, ambulances.

Alexander Shashkov talks about the explosion in the lobby of the TV and radio complex, the cessation of broadcasting, and the shooting in the building.

Larisa Igunkova talks about the explosion and the beginning of the shooting.

Chronicle: Storyboard of the first shot at the TV center.

Sergei Grigoriev, an eyewitness to the events, talks about the beginning of the shooting and the flashes and consequences of the events.

Recording of a telephone conversation: Mikhail Smirnov talks about a shot from a grenade launcher.

Alexey Boytsov shows photographs of the explosion at the TV center.

Alexey Kazannik talks about the first shot at the TV center.

Alexey Boytsov tells the chronology of events.

Photos of people lying on the ground.

Shashkov Aleksandr talks about the actions of Makashov Albert.

Otto Paul stands near the TV center and tells the chronology of the events of the assault.

Photos of the wounded Otto Paul.

Boytsov Aleksey tells the chronology of the events of the assault.

Chronicle: Those attacking the TV center prepare bottles with incendiary liquid.

A man throws a burning bottle at the TV center building.

Keshishev Sergey talks about those storming the TV center.

Ivanova Irina talks about the death of her husband.

Khaibulin Marat talks about the death of her son.

The audience, participants and the host stand in a minute of silence.

Chronicle: People run from the TV center, carrying the wounded.

The host ends the program.