The confusion of rescuers led to the deaths of hostages during the storming of the theater center on Dubrovka in Moscow, seized by terrorists, stated former FSB Director and aide to Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, in an interview with "Rossiyskaya Gazeta." What Patrushev said. FSB units "worked professionally," but other services lacked such coordination, he explained. "The fact is that after the elimination of the terrorists, all hostages were supposed to receive necessary assistance. This was to be provided by rescue services that entered the auditorium after the special forces. But they got confused. " As a result, the antidote was not administered to all victims, and some hostages received a double dose. This led to losses," said Patrushev. At the same time, the storming plan "was implemented," he emphasized: "The bandits did not manage to detonate any of the explosive devices; the terrorists were eliminated." After the deaths of hostages during the storming, "conclusions were drawn," including about the coordination of different structures and their preparation for actions in extreme situations, said the former FSB Director. He noted that now the Ministry of Emergency Situations under the leadership of Alexander Kurenkov "acts much more effectively and professionally." In 2018, Patrushev already spoke about the Dubrovka terrorist attack in Andrei Kondrashov's film "Putin." The former FSB Director emphasized that some victims recovered even without the antidote. "This confirms that this substance is completely normal. And subsequently - we did not advertise it - this substance was used, and there were no casualties," Patrushev said then. At the same time, he did not express any claims against the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The Dubrovka terrorist attack. Dozens of Chechen militants seized spectators and actors of the musical "Nord-Ost" on October 23, 2002. 916 people were taken hostage. On the morning of October 26, security forces began storming the building. According to official data, 130 people died, and according to the "Nord-Ost" movement organized by the hostages and their relatives themselves, 174 people died. According to the version of relatives and the hostages themselves, 125 people died from the anesthetic gas used by the special forces. Russian authorities rejected accusations that the use of gas led to deaths. From the case materials of Khasan Zakayev, convicted for the Dubrovka terrorist attack, it follows that the deaths were caused by a combination of "unfavorable factors." This means that there is no direct link between the victims and the gas used, the document states. ECHR decision. In 2011, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on the claim of victims against the Russian authorities. It obliged the Russian Federation to pay compensation to the applicants totaling 1.3 million euros and demanded a thorough investigation into the causes of the hostages' deaths, but it was never initiated. The ECHR found that there were not enough toxicologists to help the hostages, and rescuers and medics were not informed about which gas was used and how to treat the victims. The court also pointed to a lack of coordination between the services involved in the operation.