19:47, 3 July 2026

A resident of Dagestan was convicted for attempting to travel to militants through Turkey.

The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a resident of Kaspiysk, Artur Umarov, to five years in prison for attempting to join a terrorist organization banned in Russia.

Umarov was charged with attempting to participate in the activities of a terrorist organization . The basic article provides for a sentence of ten to 20 years in prison; since the crime was not completed, the maximum possible sentence under the law is three-quarters of the upper limit, that is, 15 years.

According to the prosecution's version, in November 2024, Umarov decided to go to Turkey to join the "Levant Liberation Organization"*. On December 1, 2024, he arrived in Vladikavkaz, checked in for the flight, but was detained at border control, the press service of the Southern District Military Court reported.

The court found Umarov guilty and sentenced him to five years in a strict regime colony. According to the verdict, he must spend the first two years in prison.

The court's statement does not specify whether the convicted person agreed with the charges. The Caucasian Knot currently has no comments from Umarov or his lawyer regarding plans to appeal the verdict.

According to the record in the register of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring, Artur Umarov is 20 years old, born on September 18, 2005, in Makhachkala. In court documents, Umarov is referred to as a resident of Kaspiysk. His data was entered into the register on February 17, 2025, the Telegram bot tracking updates to the list indicates.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in May 2025, the military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a resident of Dagestan, Shamil Aliev, to a long prison term, recognizing him as a participant and recruiter for the "Islamic State"*. According to the verdict, he met a citizen of Afghanistan in Maykop and persuaded him to join the terrorist organization.

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* The organization is recognized as terrorist and banned in Russia.

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Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424634