Overview
- The order, signed in September by the Court of Instance No. 3 in La Vila Joiosa, is now final with no appeal, though the case can be reopened if new evidence emerges under Spanish criminal procedure.
- Kuzminov, 33, was shot multiple times on February 13, 2024 in the garage of his residential complex in Villajoyosa, Alicante.
- Forensic teams recovered six Soviet‑type casings and noted three bullet impacts at the scene, and a suspected getaway car was later found burned in nearby El Campello.
- Investigators explored a possible contract killing linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence after public denunciations by senior Russian officials, a hypothesis that remains unproven.
- Reporting cites Spanish intelligence sources who believe the Kremlin ordered the hit, while a lack of cooperation from Russian authorities reportedly stalled progress in the inquiry.