Overview
- The Second Western District Military Court issued final verdicts, giving life sentences to 15 of 19 defendants and long terms to four others.
- Prosecutors named four Tajik nationals — Shamsidin Fariduni, Dalerjon Mirzoev, Mukhammadsobir Faizov and Saidokrami Rachabalizoda — as the gunmen tied to Vilayat Khorasan.
- Fixed terms included 22.5 years for Alisher Kasimov and 19 years and 11 months for Dilovar, Isroil and Aminchon Islomov after charges were reclassified in 2024 to aiding terrorism.
- Russian authorities continue to assert a Ukrainian connection, while ISIS-K’s Vilayat Khorasan claimed responsibility; organizers have not been officially identified.
- The 2024 attack at Crocus City Hall left 149 dead and 609 injured, with evidence at trial focusing on vehicles and apartment rentals used by suspects.