Like Litvinenko, Shchekochikhin had investigated the Russian apartment bombings (he was a member of the Kovalev Commission that hired Litvinenko's friend Mikhail Trepashkin as a legal counsel).
Seperti Litvinenko, Yuri Schekochikhin telah menyelidiki pengeboman apartemen Rusia (ia adalah anggota Komisi Kovalev yang menyewa teman Litvinenko Mikhail Trepashkin sebagai penasihat hukumnya).