On 30 April, their corpses were found near the village of Dargo, reportedly beheaded. Meanwhile, three officers from the elite unit Alpha Group of the FSB were killed by a land mine during the search for the hostages.
The remains of the individuals were found on April 30 near the village of Dargo, with accounts suggesting they had been brutally murdered. At the same time, three high-ranking officers from the elite Alpha Group of the FSB lost their lives when they detonated a land mine while attempting to rescue the hostages.