Key Suspect in Russian General Kirillov's Murder Jailed for Life

Russia's Second Western District Military Court has sentenced Akhmadjon Kurbonov, who is listed as a terrorist and extremist, to life imprisonment for carrying out a terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russian radiation, chemical and biological protection forces, and his assistant, Major Ilya Polikarpov.

"The court rules to find Akhmadjon Kurbonov guilty and sentence him to life imprisonment with the first 10 years to be served in prison, and the rest of the term in a special regime colony, with a fine of one million rubles," the judge said, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

The crime was planned by Ukraine. In the fall of 2024, the organizers shipped components for an improvised explosive device disguised as household items from Poland to Russia and handed them over to Kurbonov.

Kurbonov assembled the explosive device, equipped it with striking elements and mounted it on an electric scooter, which he placed near the entrance of the house where Kirillov lived. After waiting for Kirillov to go outside, Kurbonov, at the behest of the people who ordered the hit, activated the device remotely.