Artem Azatian
- Criminal Code
- Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Life imprisonment, Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2025-11-27
- Region
- Krasnodar KraiOccupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Armavir, Simferopol
- Address for letters
- 344064, Ростовская область, г. Ростов-на-Дону ул. Тонельная, 4, ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по Ростовской области, Азатьян Артем Самвелович, 1992 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 7 August 2025
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Case 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.
Others charged under Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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