Two defendants pleaded guilty in the case of the terrorist attack against General Kirillov

Accused Akhmadjon Kurbonov and Robert Safaryan (included in the list of terrorists and extremists) in the murder of the head of the radiation, Chemical and Biological protection forces The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant, Major Ilya Polikarpov, pleaded guilty. This was reported on November 5 by law enforcement agencies.

It is noted that Kurbonov fully admitted his guilt and repented of what he had done. At the same time, Safaryan only partially admitted his guilt, TASS reports.

On Wednesday, November 5, the 2nd Western District Military Court began considering the criminal case against Akhmadjon Kurbonov, Robert Safaryan, Batukhan Tochiev and Ramazan Padiyev.

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Kirillov and his assistant died on the morning of December 17, 2024, as a result of the detonation of an explosive device planted in a scooter at the entrance of an apartment building in Moscow. On September 20, 11 people were recognized as victims in the criminal case of the murder of General Kirillov. In total, five defendants in the case were identified, including Akhmadjon Kurbonov, Batukhan Tochiev, Ramazan Padiev and Robert Safaryan. The last person involved, Andriy Gedzik, is a citizen of Ukraine.

Earlier, on October 8, the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia completed an investigation into the terrorist attack in which Kirillov died. The case was sent to court. According to the investigation, the crime had been preparing for a long time on the territory of Ukraine. In the fall of 2024, the organizers planned to ship components of an improvised explosive device disguised as household items from Poland to Russia.

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