Russo's defense approved the decision to collect compensation from Tarkhan Eldukaev.

A Moscow court awarded 600,000 rubles in compensation to singer Avraam Russo in a lawsuit against Chechen wrestler Tarkhan Eldukaev.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the Moscow Military Court found Chechen native Tarkhan Eldukaev, a former bodyguard for Telman Ismailov, guilty of the attempted murder of the Gurshumov businessmen and sentenced him to 14.5 years in prison. Eldukaev was fully acquitted of the attempted murder of singer Avraam Russo.

The Kuntsevo Court in Moscow partially granted singer Avraam Russo's claim for 600,000 rubles. A report published on November 26 on the Telegram channel of the press service of the courts of general jurisdiction in Moscow stated that the former security guard of Cherkizovsky Market owner Telman Ismailov, Chechen wrestler Tarkhan Eldukaev, who was named as an accomplice in the case of the artist's kidnapping, was charged with a criminal offense.

The defendant will pay these funds as compensation for moral damages, the plaintiff's lawyer, Andrei Aleshkin, told RBC. "Yes, indeed, the Kuntsevo Court issued a ruling, partially upholding the claim in the amount of 600,000 rubles. This is moral damages caused by the crime of which Eldukaev was accused. Since the case was dismissed on non-rehabilitating grounds, we therefore had the right to appeal to the court, which is what we did," Russo's lawyer explained.

He added that he views the decision positively, since the awarded amount is 500,000-600,000 rubles. This is consistent with the average practice of Moscow courts granting claims for moral damages.

Vladimir Gusakov, Elyar Damirov, and Zaur Mardanov were convicted for Russo's kidnapping and sentenced to six, five, and seven years in prison. They were later released due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. Two other defendants, Alexei Tryasnikov and Vitaly Dzhura, were sentenced to 12 and nine years in a maximum-security prison for the attempted murder, which involved shooting at Russo's car with a machine gun. The driver was killed, and the singer himself was wounded. The case against Mikhail Demkin, whom investigators believe to be their accomplice, was closed due to his death.

Baku native Telman Ismailov was declared bankrupt in December 2015 and banned from leaving the country for three years. In October 2018, Ismailov, who is on the international wanted list, was charged in absentia with organizing the kidnapping of Avraam Russo.