18:52, 13 February 2026

Two Ingushetia residents have been convicted of preparing an act of sabotage.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia sentenced two local residents to 11 and five years in prison for plotting to sabotage a fuel and energy facility.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in 2024, Ingushetia resident Ramazan Ekazhev was arrested in connection with a plot to explode an oil depot. His case was heard by the Supreme Court of Ingushetia; in November 2025, the trial was in the pre-trial stage. Alikhan Khidriev was also involved in the case; he was charged solely with the illegal trafficking of explosive devices.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia heard the criminal case against 30-year-old Ramazan Ekazhev and 26-year-old Alikhan Khidriev, who were accused of preparing an explosion at an oil depot and illegally storing explosive devices, the press service of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia reported today on its Telegram channel.

According to the court's verdict, Ekazhev was found guilty of preparing for sabotage—detonating a strategically important facility in the republic—and of illegally storing and transporting explosive devices, committed by an organized group. .

For all of the crimes, Ekazhev was sentenced to 11 years in a maximum-security penal colony, with the first three years to be served in prison, and a fine of 500,000 rubles.

Khidriev was found guilty of illegally acquiring, transferring, selling, and storing explosive devices . He was sentenced to five years in a general-security penal colony and a fine of 300,000 rubles. The court press service clarified that Khidriev's offense category was changed from particularly serious to serious.

Only one of the convicted men is on Rosfinmonitoring's list of terrorists and extremists. The information about 30-year-old Ramazan Ekazhev, a native of Nazran, was added to the registry on September 23, 2024, according to a Telegram bot tracking updates to the registry. Alikhan Khidriev's name is not listed. The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that in late January 2026, Ingushetia residents Akhmed Sakalov and Mukhammad Tumgoyev were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of preparing sabotage and illegal trafficking of explosive devices.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/420774