Artem Azatian
Artem Azatian, born 1992, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Terrorist attack (involving the use of hazardous substances or causing the death of a person)); Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or…); “The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh”. Sentence (November 27, 2025): Life imprisonment, with the first six years to be served in a prison facility and the remainder in a special-regime… Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 7, 2025.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Armavir, Simferopol · Entrepreneurs, Lawyers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Life imprisonment, with the first six years to be served in a prison facility and the remainder in a special-regime penal colony, with a fine of 700,000 rubles.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Terrorist attack (involving the use of hazardous substances or causing the death of a person)
- Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices committed by an organized group of people
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in the transportation of explosives and in the explosion on the Crimean bridge as the warehouse he owned was used to reload the cargo.
Latest event
November 27, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 7, 2025
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh
Criminal case
The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh
- Case number
- 1-236/2025 (1-600/2024;)
Other defendants in the case
- Georgii Azatian — Imprisoned
- Oleg Antipov — Imprisoned
- Aleksander Bylin — Imprisoned
- Vladimir Zlob — Imprisoned
- Roman Solomko — Imprisoned
- Artur Terchanyan — Imprisoned
- Dmitrii Tiazhelykh — Imprisoned
Thematic group: The case of the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion
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Full summary
Resident of Armavir, entrepreneur. Together with his brother Georgii, he owned a warehouse where a cargo of explosives was reloaded, which was later used in the explosion of the Crimean Bridge. No later than October 2022, Azatian was taken into custody on charges of involvement in a terrorist attack. On 27 November 2025, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.