ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi sˈɜːvɪs tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊnd hˌɪm pɹɪtˈɛndɪŋ təbi ɐ fɹˈɛnd ʌv ɑːʃtʃˈɛŋkoʊ ænd sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt ðeɪ ʃˌʊd mˈiːt.
In August 1992, a member of the Security Service telephoned him pretending to be a friend of Oshchenko and suggested that they should meet.