Bagirov Rodion Niazovich

In Belgorod, on the night of March 7-8, 2024, 37-year-old Rodion Bagirov, a resident of Voronezh and a native of Georgia, was detained. He was accused of treason, attempted terrorist act by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, participation in the activities of a terrorist organization and illegal handling of explosive devices as part of an organized group. According to the investigation, in March 2024, Bagirov voluntarily joined the Legion "Freedom of Russia, whose activities are prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation, informing them of his readiness for monetary compensation in the amount of 50 thousand. rubles to act against the security of Russia. After receiving an assignment from his curator, Bagirov arrived in the city. Belgorod, he took out a homemade explosive device from a cache, which he installed in the immediate vicinity of multi-story residential buildings, police department No. 2 of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for g. The bomb was activated in Belgorod, but he was detained by law enforcement officers, and the explosive device was defused. For the duration of the investigation, the defendant was placed in a pre-trial detention center. May 20, 2025, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Rodion Bagirov guilty and sentenced him to 17 years of imprisonment, with the first 3 years to be served in prison, the remainder of the term in a strict regime correctional colony, with a 2-year restriction of freedom, and a fine of 600 thousand. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.