Broadcast live on Russian television, Chernomyrdin's call resulted in the release of women and children and the end of the first Chechen war, which was seen as a humiliation for the Russian army.
Any criticism of the Russian security services' response was ruled out, and the idea of relying on the Duma to find the truth was completely compromised after its attempt to investigate the Beslan school hostage-taking and siege in 2004.
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