Overview
- The Second Western District Military Court in Moscow found 19 defendants guilty, giving the four gunmen and 11 accomplices life terms and four others 19–22½ years.
- The gunmen were identified as Tajik citizens; other defendants were accused of providing money, weapons, a car or lodging tied to the plot.
- The March 22, 2024 assault at Crocus City Hall killed 149 people and injured more than 600 after attackers opened fire and set the venue ablaze.
- ISIS‑K claimed responsibility, while Russia’s Investigative Committee alleges the plot served Ukraine’s leadership, a claim Kyiv rejects and for which no public evidence has been presented.
- Proceedings ran behind closed doors in a military court as rights groups decried signs of torture and constrained defense, and investigators say alleged organizers remain at large.