Former employee of the financial-construction company «Algorithm», established by a Tambov businessman Sergey Gorin.

Olga Kostina worked in «Yukos» as Michail Khodorkovsky’s councellor and deputy administrator of the analytical administration of the company. Later, she was the head of the press service of the Moscow mayor’s office. At the present time she is the president of the regional human rights organization «Soprotivleniye» (Resistance), the member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. She is a target in the investigation as a victim.

Recidivist, a prime witness for the prosecution at the first Alexey Pichugin’s trial. To the effect that Pichugin allegedly tried to put out a contract on a couple of the Tambov businessmen, the Gorins, Korovnikov «remembered» suddenly, having termed several years in the prison on the island of Ognenny in the Vologda region. After that, he was transferred to Moscow, to the detention facility of the Federal Security Service «Lefortovo», with much more comfortable incarceration conditions. However, during the confrontation the «witness» recognized Pichugin not at once and with great difficulty.

The former head of the case management of the company «Rosprom». On October, 5, 1998, staying near his house, Victor Kolesov was attacked by two unknown men. They took away from Kolesov a briefcase with a gas gun and $2000 and beat him up cruelly; after that Kolesov lost consciousness. Coming to himself, the victim saw that a passerby had bent over him, and the criminals had disappeared.

Inhabitants of the town of Tambov. Alexey Pichugin was condemned for the organization of their assassination.