The mass fight that burst out in Lenin Square of Maikop, the capital of Adygea, at night of June 10, was initiated by a well-known sportsman, champion of Russia in hand-to-hand fighting. Later, among instigators was an international master of sports in boxing. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by one of the victims, who preferred to name him for safety reasons. According to his story, there was no direct reason for the fight. The attackers did not like the nationality of someone from his group.
"We get together every evening in this square as this sort of international group: Ossetians, Kumyks, one Azerbaijani, Adygs, Ingushes and Chechens. On that evening I also went there and met an Ingush and six Chechens; we stood there in a circle," recollected the victim.
"I departed from my group; ...