The court granted the claim of the singer Russo to the defendant in the case of his abduction in 2004

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has recovered compensation for moral damage in the amount of 500 thousand rubles from the defendant in the case of the abduction of singer Abraham Russo, Vladimir Shestopalov. This was announced on July 17 by a correspondent of Izvestia from the courtroom.

The artist's lawyer Olga Pychkova clarified that the stated amount of claims against Shestopalov was 5 million rubles. It is noted that against the background of the expiration of the terms of bringing the defendant to criminal responsibility, the singer believes that compensation is also a punishment for Shestopalov.

In October 2024, the criminal prosecution of the defendant in the case of the abduction of singer Abraham Russo in 2004 was terminated. It was noted that the court had made such a decision due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested Shestopalov in the case of the abduction of Russo in early September last year. Prior to his arrest, the defendant had been on the federal wanted list for several years. During the confrontation, the singer identified Shestopalov.

In addition, in 2026, there was an attempt on the artist's life near his house on Plushykha Street. Russo suffered injuries to his left hip. The actor was hospitalized. He has been treating injuries after an assassination attempt for many years. During an examination in March 2023, it turned out that the artist had undergone a vein bypass surgery a year earlier to restore blood circulation.

In November 2022, a jury found guilty the defendants in the case of the attempted assassination of Russo, Vitaly Jura, Alexei Tryasnikov and Mikhail Demkin. They were charged under articles "Attempted murder", "Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, transfer or carrying of weapons" and "Complicity in attempted murder".