Gun supplier in Crocus City Hall massacre confesses after months in hiding

A suspect involved in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack has confessed and voluntarily surrendered to Russian law enforcement, according to investigation materials reviewed by TASS on August 2, 2025.

The individual is Jabrail Aushev, one of the 19 defendants in the high-profile case concerning the March 2024 assault on the Moscow concert venue. Aushev is alleged to have been part of a group that provided weapons to the perpetrators.

As outlined in the investigative documents, Aushev learned in April 2024 that another suspect, Hussein Medov, had been arrested. Fearing his own detention, Aushev fled to Chechnya, where he hid at a friend’s house. Eventually, realising he could not escape justice, he turned himself in to the authorities and gave a full confession.

Investigators determined that Aushev, along with Medov and two other suspected accomplices—Khavazh-Bagaudin Aliyev and Batyr Kulaev—were involved in establishing a weapons cache used in the attack. The cache was created in mid-March 2024. During questioning, Aushev admitted complete guilt and provided a detailed account of his involvement in preparing the assault.

The attack occurred on the evening of March 22, 2024, just before a concert by the rock band Piknik was set to begin. Several gunmen stormed Crocus City Hall, opened fire on concertgoers, triggered explosions, and set the building ablaze.

Official figures report that 149 people were killed, one person remains missing, and 609 others were injured. The total damage from the attack is estimated at around 6 billion rubles (approximately $66.7 million).

By Tamilla Hasanova