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On January 29th, 1996, during the First Chechen war, he together with together with archpriest Sergius Zhigulin from External Church Relations Department were going to meet with Brigadier General Akhmed Zakayev to conduct negotiations about liberation from chechen captivity negotiate the release of a soldier of the Federal Forcesfrom chechen captivity, however on the way to the Chechen capital from Urus-Martan, after negotiations they were captured by the armed group under Doku Makhayev's command themselves and were placed in a concentration camp of so-called «Department of state security of the Chechen republic Ichkeria». Under tortures fr. Anatoly did not stipulated himself and not renounced belief and, as a result, has been shot by them.

Under tortures fr. Anatoly did not stipulated himself and not renounced belief and, as a result, has been shot by them. He was martyred in February 14th, 1996. Fr. Sergius survived, he was released only after 160 days.