In 1995 , in the midst of Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis , Rybakov , together with the State Duma Sergei Kovalev and Viktor Kurochkin , on behalf of Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin negotiated with Shamil Basayev , who seized the hospital . The talks failed to agree on the release of most hostages - to ensure the safety of terrorists along with them on the buses back to Chechnya , only 140 volunteers were to go , including negotiators . In the village of Zandag , Rybakov was released along with the other hostages
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
Yuly Rybakov