A Moscow court has sentenced Andrei Demin to 24 years in prison for the murder of Konstantin Balishansky. The 36-year-old Demin was found guilty of fatally shooting the 34-year-old Balishansky in the Fili-Davydkovo district on June 6, 2024.

Demin’s charges included murder committed in a manner dangerous to the public, attempting to take the life of a law enforcement officer, and the illegal manufacture, acquisition, possession, transportation, and carrying of firearms and ammunition.

During the arrest, Demin wounded a police officer. The investigation considered jealousy as a potential motive. Demin only partially admitted guilt.

Balishansky was a system administrator at Mediasystem Group. He was previously a professional skater and became the first skater on the NikeSB Russia team in 2006.

Demin will serve the first seven years in prison, followed by the remainder of his sentence in a general regime colony. The court also ordered Demin to pay 5 million rubles to Andrei Balishansky, the victim’s father.