politics
January 22, 2026
Key suspect in 2024 murder of Russian General Kirillov sentenced to life in prison
The crime was planned by Ukraine
TL;DR
- Akhmadjon Kurbonov sentenced to life imprisonment.
- Sentenced for a terrorist attack killing Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and Major Ilya Polikarpov.
- The attack involved an improvised explosive device on an electric scooter.
- Ukraine is accused of planning the attack.
- Components for the device were shipped from Poland to Russia.
- Kurbonov assembled the device and activated it remotely.