Criminal Case No. 12202007703001265
The Crimean Bridge Bombing Case
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.