In Elektrostal, near Moscow, the funeral of 18-year-old Ilya Polezhaev, who died in a street fight with 19-year-old Tajik citizen Imomali Turdiev, was held under heavy police and Russian National Guard surveillance. The Elektrostal City Court that same day remanded Turdiev to two months' pretrial detention on murder charges. He will be held until March 18th, and faces up to 15 years in prison.

Journalist Ksenia Sobchak reported on her channel "Bloody Lady" that the funeral took place at the city morgue, with a Russian National Guard paddy wagon stationed at the entrance. She reported that several police units were on duty at the New Cemetery, where the burial took place.

According to Ostorozhno Media, the memorial service attracted over 50 people. It is noted that, in addition to the deceased's family and classmates, young men and women in football-themed attire were also present.

The publication's report states that Polezhaev was affiliated with the "right-wing movement" and, according to acquaintances, "organized protests" without specifying which ones. The Antifa.ru project notes that the deceased, known in neo-Nazi circles as Ilya "Kvas," incited participants in 2025 to a protest in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasia Baburova, who were shot in 2009 by Nikita Tikhonov, a member of the Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN). The Moscow internet portal MSK1.RU reports that, despite his young age, nationalist public groups referred to Polezhaev as a "comrade." The resource points out that in one photo of him with like-minded people, holding a German Imperial flag and pistols, Ilya raises his hand in a gesture reminiscent of a Nazi salute. The portal also notes that the deceased's VKontakte status includes a line from a song by the black metal band M8L8TH [which stands for "Hitler's Hammer"]: "Your gaze is filled with destructive will, your hearts are filled with confusion, your body will be filled with searing pain, the pain will bring it all to an end."

Moscow region police reported the arrest of two participants in the brawl on January 19. In a video released by security forces, Turdiev, wearing a bandage on his face, said he was arrested for "assaulting" and for "using a knife" during the conflict.

According to the case materials read at the court hearing, on January 18, Turdiev stabbed Polezhaev at least three times in the neck and torso during a dispute at a bus stop. It was noted that the young men had not previously known each other. Polezhaev was taken to the Elektrostal hospital, where he died from his injuries.

As a reminder, on January 18, a fight broke out at a bus stop in Elektrostal between 19-year-old Tajik native Imomali Turdiev and 18-year-old Ilya Polezhaev. According to investigators, the altercation, which culminated in a stabbing and the death of one of the participants, began on the bus. Four neo-Nazis, including the deceased, were behaving provocatively, swearing, and harassing female passengers. When one of them stepped outside, the teenagers began giving her the middle finger and making faces. A video published by the Telegram channel "112" contains the footage.

After this, another passenger, Kemerovo resident Imomali Turdiev, reportedly intervened. Standing up for the insulted women, he warned the offenders. The verbal altercation quickly escalated and escalated into a physical altercation. After several shoves, the teenagers decided to go to the bus stop, where a fight broke out.

Media reports that the neo-Nazis used pepper spray and a flare gun against Imomali, to which he responded by stabbing her.

Some Russian television channels interpreted the incident as an attack by a "migrant" on a "Russian guy," while the detainee's family claims he was forced to take the drastic step. According to his brother, the young man acted in self-defense. The victim's relatives, in turn, claim he fell victim to the "outsider" because he stood up for a friend. The accused himself said he "didn't realize what he was doing" and "was in shock."