02:15, 11 June 2026

Dagestan native Bashirov received a new sentence for terrorism-related charges.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Makhach Bashirov, a native of Dagestan, to 15 years in prison, finding him guilty of financing ISIS*. Bashirov had previously received a lengthy prison sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in Kislovodsk.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in August 2024, Makhach Bashirov was among six people convicted in the case of plotting an explosion at the Kislovodsk police station. He received an 11-year prison sentence.

After his arrest in 2021, investigators identified Makhach Bashirov and other defendants as members of the extremist religious organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra, which is banned in Russia. Bashirov's mother then recorded a video message to the president declaring her son's innocence, and residents of the Khasavyurt district collected more than 1,400 signatures in his support.

The Southern District Military Court has been hearing Makhach Bashirov's case under the article on financing terrorism (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a sentence of eight to fifteen years in prison) since August 2025.

According to investigators, from April 15 to May 5, 2020, Bashirov, while in Kislovodsk, transferred money to the bank account of a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant*, the Southern District Military Court reported on its Telegram channel.

The verdict was handed down on June 10. Bashirov was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the first five of which he will serve in a maximum-security penal colony.

The court's statement did not specify whether he pleaded guilty, the amount of the money transfers, or any previous sentence imposed on Bashirov. Caucasian Knot has not yet received any comments from the convicted man or his lawyer regarding his plans to appeal the sentence.

Makhach Bashirov, a native of the village of Terechnoye in the Khasavyurt district of Dagestan, is 31 years old, according to his entry in the Rosfinmonitoring register of terrorists and extremists. According to a Telegram bot tracking updates to this list, Bashirov's details were first added on May 30, 2022. May 15, 2026: Updated entry: An asterisk was added to the name, denoting involvement in terrorism.

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