Kalinin, commander of the Moscow garrison, announced that a curfew would be imposed in Moscow from 23: 00 on August 20 to 5: 00 the next morning.
The State Emergency Committee of the Soviet Union asked the Russian Radio and Television Committee to obey the leadership of the All-Soviet Radio and Television Company. The Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs revoked the order of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs to send hundreds of armed students from military academies to Moscow.
On the contrary, Russia and its supporters took a series of actions on August 20th. At 9 o'clock in the morning, about 50 thousand demonstrators gathered next to the Russian parliament building and expressed their desire to defend the building. Strike number of Siberian coal miners increases. At noon 13: 36, Russian President Yeltsin, Vice President Rudskoy, Acting Speaker Haz Blatov and Prime Minister Silayev jointly sent a letter to President Lukyanov of supreme soviet of the ussr, requesting to meet Gorbachev within 24 hours after receiving the letter; Carry out a physical examination of Gorbachev with experts from the World Health Organization within three days and make the examination results public; Remove restrictions on all Russian public opinion tools; 2 1 Stop the implementation of the state of emergency in the Russian Federation during the non-routine meeting of the Supreme Soviet held in the Russian Federation on August 26th; Withdraw troops to their original places; Ensure that the Russian president exercises his power without hindrance; Stop threatening Russian leaders and ensure their inviolability and free access; Dissolve the Soviet State Emergency Committee and revoke all its orders and decisions. Lukyanov met with Rudskoy, HasBlateau and Silayev, and promised to ensure that the August 2/KLOC-0 meeting of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation would go on normally, and that the troops stationed in Moscow would return to their original headquarters to ensure that Russia was not threatened.
Yeltsin announced that he began to take over the Russian armed forces and declared all orders issued by Soviet Defense Minister Yazov after August 18 invalid. Soviet troops and KGB troops deployed in Russia were ordered to withdraw on the spot and stand by, and all troops leaving their original stations must return immediately. Yeltsin also appointed Major General shcherbakov as commander of the Leningrad Military Region. In the afternoon, Yeltsin also called US President Bush and British Prime Minister Major to seek international support and called on the West to demand the release of Gorbachev.
Moscow Mayor popov and Leningrad Mayor sobchak openly opposed the State Emergency Committee and supported Yeltsin. Lu Jin, chairman of the State Affairs Committee of the Supreme Soviet of Russia, said at a press conference that about 70% of local government agencies support Russian leadership.
Some soldiers began to defect. It was originally scheduled to capture the Russian parliament building at 3 am on August 20, but it died because the "Alpha" team of the KGB special forces refused to carry out the order (the "Alpha" team obeyed the KGB chairman and was directly under the ninth bureau of the KGB of the Soviet Union). Commanders of most divisions stationed around Moscow refused to go out. Soviet troops stationed in Sakhalin and Kamchatka in the Far East expressed their support for the Russian president.
On August 20, the situation in the participating republics also changed, which was unfavorable to the Soviet National Emergency Committee. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev issued a formal statement: "The declaration of a state of emergency can only be based on the Constitution and laws", and the Soviet State Emergency Committee "made public illegal documents without the participation of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Republic". He hoped to hear Gorbachev's own opinion, and suggested that the political situation should be discussed at the supreme soviet of the ussr meeting immediately, and the special people's congress of the Soviet Union should be held within 10 days. Moldovan President Snegur issued an order declaring that the decisions and orders of the Soviet State Emergency Committee have no legal effect in the Republic. Moldovan Prime Minister Molavi base issued an order prohibiting the publication of Labor, Workers Tribune, Pravda, Izvestia, Red Star, Soviet Russia, Rural Life and Moscow Pravda in the Republic. Georgian President Gamsahur issued an appeal to Western countries to support the Soviet Union's democracy, multi-party system and people's elected parliament and president.
August 2 1 is the third day of the incident. Early in the morning, the National Emergency Committee took action. As soon as the bell rang, a group of airborne military vehicles drove from the direction of the American embassy to the barricade next to the Russian parliament building. The leading military vehicle was stopped and the soldiers fired at the empty live ammunition. The first batch of military vehicles passed through the human wall next to the American Embassy and headed for New Arbat Street. Twenty armored vehicles broke through the first roadblocks in New Arbat Street and headed for the Russian Parliament Building.
Sporadic gunfire rang out in Moscow. A young man who tried to open the door of an armored vehicle was killed. The picket covered the observation hole of the airborne armored vehicle with canvas, forcing an armored vehicle to return to the tunnel under New Arbat Street. Some reporters gathered around, and a major officer told RIA Novosti that he would attack the Russian parliament building tonight. For this purpose, 30 tanks and 40 armored personnel carriers have been prepared, and nearly 1000 people will participate in the battle. Now, the armed forces are coming from Lenin Street and Capri Stan.
However, the army's armored personnel carriers did not pass through the isolation belt composed of trolleybuses and retreated to New Arbat Street at 1: 30. In the US embassy district, two Yeltsin supporters were killed and some were injured.
After that, the army stopped moving. Some troops defected to support Yeltsin. The troops began to withdraw from Moscow. Some military regions, such as the Privorzhsk-Ural Military Region, openly expressed their support for Yeltsin.
At noon, Yeltsin announced at the special meeting of the Russian Supreme Soviet that he had taken control of the Russian armed forces. Many troops, especially the Taman Infantry Division, the Kan Temirov Card Division and the airborne troops, have turned to the Russian Federation to carry out the orders of the Russian President. The Tula Corps of airborne troops did not attack the Russian parliament building, but protected it. Yeltsin also informed the meeting that some members of the State Emergency Committee had arrived at the Volnukovo airport in Moscow, and asked the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB to send people to block the airport immediately.
The situation is getting worse. In the afternoon 16, the Soviet Ministry of National Defense held a press conference to announce that the Council of Ministers of National Defense decided to withdraw troops deployed in emergency areas to their original stations. Kalinin, commander of the Moscow garrison, issued a notice saying that "it is inappropriate to impose a curfew" in the capital Moscow. Decided to lift the curfew in the capital from August 2 1 day. The Tass news agency also announced that the regulations issued by the State Emergency Committee of the former Soviet Union on August 19 restricting the publication of social and political publications of the central government, Moscow city and the state were revoked.
The special session of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation decided to issue an ultimatum to the State Emergency Committee in the afternoon 17; Dissolve the National Emergency Committee immediately; Release Gorbachev; Lift the national emergency. After learning that Keliu Skof, Yazov and Ji Djakov went to Crimea to meet Gorbachev, the meeting decided to send Russian Vice President Rudskoy and Prime Minister Silayev to Crimea to meet Gorbachev.
Rudskoy and Silayev immediately set out with 36 armed policemen of special forces, accompanied by Bakatine and primakov, members of the Soviet Security Council, several Russian parliamentarians and two medical experts. There are also several Soviet journalists, Pechitch, the French ambassador to the Soviet Union, and Temirbayev, the Kazakh representative in Moscow.
Rudskoy and others discussed three operational schemes in the front cabin of the aircraft: 1. Issue an ultimatum at Gorbachev Villa 10 km; 2. Surround the villa and issue an ultimatum; 3. unexpectedly rescue Gorbachev. Rudskoy also sent a telegram on the plane to Cerna, commander of the navy, asking for reinforcements from the Marine Corps and ensuring that the Russian special plane landed at the military airport near Sevastopol.
In the afternoon 19, the plane arrived at Belibek Airport in Crimea. Bagrov, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, greeted him at the airport and suggested calling Gorbachev first. Silayev said, "Let's go directly."
The presidential villa was silent. The Russian delegation, journalists and doctors were arranged to wait at the villa cinema. Someone has been staring at them, telling them that Lukyanov, Ivashko, KliuSkof, Yazov, Ji Djakov and others have arrived early.
After more than half an hour, the Russian delegation was invited to the main building. Gorbachev first met with all the members of the delegation, and then talked with Rudskoy, Silayev, Lukyanov and Ivashko, ignoring Kryuchkov, Yazov, Ji Djakov and others.
At about 2 1 p.m., Gorbachev issued a statement, announcing that he had completely controlled the situation and that his contact with the outside world had been restored. In a few days, he will be able to fully perform his duties as president.
Late at night, the Gorbachevs, their daughters, granddaughters and Russian representatives arrived at the airport by bus. Gorbachev's family boarded the Russian delegation's "Tu- 134" passenger plane and took Kryuchkov hostage. Lukyanov, Yazov and others came by plane. Two planes flew back to Moscow at the same time.
At 2 am on August 22nd, the plane arrived in Moscow. Rudskoy let the Russian commandos go down alone, made sure Stankovic and other people loyal to Yeltsin were present, and then got off the plane with Gorbachev and others.
At the same time, the arrest operation has begun. After Yazov got off the plane, agents of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs secretly escorted him into the airport building. At this time, Russian Interior Minister Barannikov patted Yazov's bodyguard on the shoulder and said, "Well, your task has been completed." Yazov said to Baklanov, who was walking beside him, "Ah, it seems to be arresting me ..."
Yazov got into the car, threw the marshal's hat on the seat regretfully, and murmured, "Oh, it's too late ..."
Kryuchkov was calm when he was arrested. Dunayev, the Russian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs who executed the arrest warrant, asked him: "Do you know what punishment you will receive?" A: "The trial of me and other members of the Emergency Committee will not bring glory to Russia and the Soviet Union." Also arrested at the airport was Ji Djakov.
At 4: 00 p.m. on August 2 1, two assistants loyal to Gorbachev who were hiding in the basement of the Kremlin at the beginning of the coup subdued the only bodyguard around yanayev, broke into the house and broke into yanayev's office. Yanayev asked, "Are everyone arrested?" One of them, Veniamin Yalin, lied to him and said, "Yes." Yanayev explained that he joined the National Emergency Committee to avoid bloodshed. Yalin said, "I am not authorized to come here to discuss with you." He ordered yanayev not to leave the office, and then left. Yanayev was so depressed that he fainted after drinking two bottles of vodka. Yanayev was taken away the next morning.
Soviet Interior Minister Puge received a call from someone at home who wanted to see him and said calmly, "Please." 15 minutes later, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs rushed to his house, and Pug had shot himself. Gunpoint to mouth, one shot to death. His wife was shot twice and her life was dying.
Soviet Prime Minister Pavlov, who is being treated for hypertension, is under local supervision.
Without the approval of the presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, people's deputies may not be arrested. On August 22, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union held a meeting, agreed to the report of the Soviet Attorney General, investigated criminal responsibility, and arrested former people's representatives Baklanov, Paulding, Varennikov, Starodubtsev and Xie Ning.
On August 26th, supreme soviet of the ussr decided to suspend Lukyanov's chairmanship of the Supreme Soviet. On the 29th, Lukiyanov, whom Yeltsin called "coup strategist", was detained by the Russian Federal Prosecutor's Office.