19:03, 11 November 2026

A resident of Bashkiria has been convicted for preparing a terrorist act in Cherkessk.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Bashkir resident Erik Karimov guilty of preparing a terrorist act in Cherkessk and sentenced him to 20 years in a strict regime colony.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in early August 2024, the court placed under arrest a native of Bashkiria accused of preparing for an explosion in the prosecutor's office of Cherkessk.

According to investigators, the man joined a terrorist organization, after which he arrived in Cherkessk to blow up the city prosecutor's office. He bought components for making explosives and an explosive device, and sent photographs of the preparatory work to the customer via Telegram. The man was detained on August 2 with two kilograms of explosives.

According to the court, on May 8, 2024, Karimov began corresponding with a member of the banned terrorist organization "Russian Volunteer Corps"* and pledged allegiance, reports "Interfax" citing the press service of the Southern District Military Court.

At the end of July, at the organization's request, Karimov arrived in Cherkessk to carry out a terrorist act. In addition, on August 1, he conducted surveillance of the prosecutor's office, sending the "RDK"* participant video and photo materials describing the location, surveillance cameras, and escape routes.

Previously, he studied information on the manufacture and use of homemade explosive devices, and from July 30 to August 1, he purchased components for making explosives in stores in Cherkessk and made explosives from them. The next day, he placed the explosives and components in a backpack and headed towards Ust-Djeguta (Karachay-Cherkessia), where he planned to make an explosive device, but his actions were intercepted by security forces.

Karimov was charged with treason, participation in the activities of a terrorist organization, undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities, illegal manufacture of explosives, and preparation for a terrorist act.

As a result of the court hearings, Erik Karimov was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison with a fine of 250,000 rubles. The convicted person will serve his sentence in a strict regime colony.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in June, police detained a suspect in a terrorist act on the railway in the Nizhny Novgorod region, a resident of Cherkessk who, according to investigators, set fire to a relay cabinet on the stretch between Pochinki and Varya.

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Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/428253