Moscow, July 30: The appellate court reduced the sentence for Evgeny…
Moscow, July 30: The appellate court reduced the sentence for Evgeny Serebryakov, who is listed in the registry of extremists and terrorists, for blowing up a Ministry of Defense officer's car in Moscow in 2024, according to RIA Novosti citing his lawyer.
Consensus
- Eugene Serебryakov was convicted for detonating an explosive under a car of a Russian Ministry of Defense official on July 24, 202４.
- The attack occurred on Sinyavinskaya Street in Moscow.
- The victim and his wife were injured in the explosion.
- Six nearby vehicles were damaged.
- Serебryakov was arrested in Turkey (Bodrum).
- He confessed to acting under instructions from Ukrainian special services.
- His sentence was initially 25 years, later reduced by six months on appeal.
- The appellate court removed one aggravating circumstance.
- A cassation appeal has been filed by his defense.
Points of divergence
- Serебryakov was recruited by Ukrainian special services; the attack targeted a specific officer after surveillance of another person failed. — vm
- The initial target was someone else, whom Serебryakov and his associates had been surveilling from April to May 2024, but they switched targets because that individual did not use their car frequently. — vesti
- Serебryakov was sentenced in November of the previous year (2025) and fined one million rubles; he was also listed as a terrorist and extremist. — vm
- The initial sentencing occurred in November 2025, with charges including preparation and commission of a terrorist act, illegal possession and manufacture of explosives. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Устроившему подрыв автомобиля офицера Минобороны уменьшили срок: подробности дела, к чему его приговорили — Вечерняя Москва
- Court reduced sentence for defendant in case of car bombing of Ministry of Defense officer in Moscow — Вести