Criminal Case No. 12202007703001265
The Crimean Bridge Bombing Case and Punishment of Those Responsible
The Crimean Bridge bombing of October 8, 2022
Verdict of the Southern District Military Court, November 27, 2025
- investigation
- 118
- court volumes
- 14
- pages
- ~30 000
- defendants
- 8
- audio
- 5
Defendants
8 persons — all pleaded not guilty
Solomko R.I.
Украина / Молдова
director of LLC "APK GRIN Layn"
Coordinating arrival of the IED at the LLC "Agro-business" base in Armavir.
Terchanyan A.K.
Армения
officially unemployed
Smuggling the IED from Georgia via Armenia into Russia.
Zlob V.V.
Украина
officially unemployed
Transmitting information about the IED cargo arrival; coordinating Antipov and Bylin.
Azatyan A.S.
РФ
lawyer of LLC "Agro-business"
Organising unloading and storage of the IED at the LLC "Agro-business" base.
Azatyan G.S.
РФ
general director of LLC "Agro-business"
Jointly with his brother — unloading, storage and reloading of the IED.
Bylin A.G.
РФ
general director of LLC "EXTRA"
Arranging a new truck for the IED transportation via Antipov.
Antipov O.A.
РФ
director of LLC "TEK-34"
Placing the freight order via his company; arranging an unaware driver.
Tyazhelykh D.V.
РФ
individual entrepreneur
Providing a SIM card via the OnlineSim service, used for ~20 minutes to register a Telegram account.
Timeline
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Preparation of the IED in Georgia
According to the prosecution, in September 2022 preparations began in Georgia to transport the IED disguised as construction film cargo.
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IED arrives in Armavir
The IED cargo arrived at the LLC "Agro-business" base in Armavir, unloading and temporary storage were organized.
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Verdict of the Southern District Military Court
All 8 defendants are found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. None of them pleaded guilty.