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Russian authorities detained over 1,000 Tajik citizens at Moscow airports (Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, Domodedovo, and Sheremetyevo) following the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, with many held in inadequate conditions and denied entry.

Moscow, Ukraine
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

As of the end of April 27, 954 Tajik citizens were held in temporary detention at Vnukovo airport

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Only 322 Tajik citizens managed to enter Russia despite waiting for hours at the border

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian authorities plan to add another 306 people to the list of those to be expelled

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

These restrictive measures are applied exclusively to citizens of Tajikistan

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Tajik citizens are being kept in inadequate sanitary conditions and not provided with hot meals

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Tajik citizen, Dzhumakhon Kurbonov, was taken into custody due to his alleged connection with the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall on March 22.

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T17:01:50.264Z

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