Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Uzbek Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Russian General
A man from Uzbekistan named Akhmadzhon Kurbonov was sentenced to life in prison for killing a high-ranking Russian general, Igor Kirillov, and his assistant.
The killing happened in Moscow in December 2024 when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter was detonated.
Three other people were also sentenced to long prison terms for helping with the attack.
The bomb was allegedly planned in Ukraine and the explosives were smuggled into Russia from Poland.
Ukraine's intelligence service has been accused of being behind the attack, which is one of several targeted killings of Russian military figures since the start of the war in Ukraine.
An Uzbek man, Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, was sentenced to life in prison for killing Russian General Igor Kirillov and his assistant in a bomb attack.
Three accomplices received jail sentences ranging from 18 to 25 years for their roles in the attack.
The bomb was allegedly planned in Ukraine and the explosives were smuggled into Russia from Poland.
Ukraine's SBU intelligence service has been accused of orchestrating the attack to punish those responsible for the war in Ukraine.
This is one of several targeted killings of Russian military figures since the start of the war in Ukraine.
- Who
- Akhmadzhon Kurbonov and three accomplices
- What
- Killing of Russian General Igor Kirillov and his assistant
- When
- December 2024
- Where
- Moscow, Russia
- Why
- Allegedly at Ukraine's behest to punish those responsible for the war in Ukraine
- Victim
- Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov
- Perpetrator
- Akhmadzhon Kurbonov
- Accomplices
- Three unnamed individuals
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment for Kurbonov, 18-25 years for accomplices
- Location
- Moscow, Russia
- Date of Incident
- December 2024
- Method
- Bomb hidden in an electric scooter
- Alleged Backers
- Ukraine's SBU intelligence service