The Moscow Khamovniki Court has handed down prison terms to the accomplices involved in the 2006 assassination attempt against singer Abraham Russo. According to reports from TASS, the court sentenced one defendant to nine years and the other to twelve years, with both men ordered to serve their terms in a strict regime correctional facility. The case drew significant attention as investigators and prosecutors outlined the sequence of events that culminated in the court appearance and verdicts.
During the proceedings the Public Prosecutor requested a harsher sentence for Vitaly Dzhura, seeking ten years in a strict regime colony, while Alexei Tryasnikov was proposed to receive fourteen years in a correctional facility. These requests reflected the prosecution’s view of the defendants as deeply involved in the planning and execution of the attempt, whereas the defense maintained that the men did not personally know the investor or the victim, and that associates had acted without direct orders from any higher figure. Official statements from the courtroom noted the contrast between the arguments presented by the parties and the eventual sentences handed down by the judges.
In addition to criminal penalties, the plaintiff representing singer Andrei Aleshkin pursued civil compensation. The claim sought five million rubles for non pecuniary damages and one million rubles to be shared jointly among the two convicted individuals to cover material losses. The court ruled partially in favor of these civil demands, granting a single million rubles as compensation. This decision reflects the court’s attempt to balance criminal accountability with restitution for the artist and his representatives.
Earlier this year, the same Moscow court delivered a verdict regarding the 2006 assassination attempt, establishing a 16 year sentence for the convicted individuals. The case has long been associated with high-profile figures in the business sphere, as investigators had pointed to Telman Ismailov, formerly the owner of the Cherkizovsky Market, as the person who allegedly ordered the attack. The victim, Russo, was targeted when his car was fired upon, resulting in nine bullets being fired at the vehicle. Two of those bullets struck the artist, while others fired by the assailants did not hit their target. The defendants have consistently denied the charges, maintaining that they did not know Ismailov or the victim and asserting they acted without any direct instruction from a senior figure in connection with the incident. The legal proceedings have continued to unfold in a setting that combines criminal accountability with civil remedy, drawing attention to the role of organized crime influences and the mechanisms through which justice is sought in such cases. The court’s decisions in these matters are presented as part of a broader effort to address violence connected to high-profile individuals in the entertainment and business communities. Source attribution for the court documents and statements remains with the official court communications and subsequent reports from the cited news agency, with the public record serving as the basis for the restitution and sentencing outcomes discussed here.