Man Given Life in Prison for Attack on Moscow Police
Moscow, Oct 22. The Moscow City Court sentenced Sheravgan Kundzhumov (listed as a terrorist and extremist) to life imprisonment for attacking police officers with a knife on Shchelkovskoye Highway last summer.
Consensus
- Sheravgan Kungjumov was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Moscow City Court.
- The attack occurred on Shchelkovskoe Highway in Moscow in August 2025.
- Kungjumov attacked police officers with a knife after throwing two incendiary devices at police vehicles.
- He was apprehended at the scene after fleeing on foot and being hit by a car.
- Kungjumov was identified as a supporter of the Islamic State (IS) group, which is banned in Russia.
- The court found him guilty of attempting to kill a law enforcement officer.
- The verdict has not yet entered into legal force.
Points of divergence
- The attack occurred on August 25, 2025, at approximately 09:00 near the 'Khromatron' bus stop, adjacent to a GBU 'Zhilishnik' office. — vm
- Kungjumov was hit by a car during his escape, suffered a pelvic fracture, but continued fleeing. — vm
- Kungjumov was described as behaving in an irrational manner during arrest and may have been under the influence of drugs. — vm
- Kungjumov is of Tajik ethnicity, born in Saratov in 1999, and held a Russian passport but never had Tajik citizenship. — vm
- Kungjumov's cell in 2017 planned multiple terrorist attacks in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and he was responsible for manufacturing homemade bombs and preparing at least three kilograms of explosives. — vm
- The attack occurred on August 27, 2025. — vesti
- Kungjumov was sentenced to life in prison with the first five years served in a penal colony and the remainder in a special regime correctional facility. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Supporter of ISIS who attacked police in Moscow given life sentence — Вести
- What is known about Kundzhumov*, who was given life imprisonment for attacking police — Вечерняя Москва