Aleksander Bylin
Aleksander Bylin, born 1978, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. 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 five years to be served in a prison and the remainder in a special-regime penal… Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 7, 2025.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Life imprisonment, with the first five years to be served in a prison and the remainder in a special-regime penal colony, with a fine of 550,000 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 investigators, he allegedly received the packaging film inside which an explosive device used in the explosion on the Crimean Bridge had been placed.
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
- Artem Azatian — Imprisoned
- Georgii Azatian — Imprisoned
- Oleg Antipov — 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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Details and sources
Full summary
General Director of a firm in Crimea, which was engaged in wholesale trade in fruit and vegetables. According to his wife, in the autumn of 2022 he put entrepreneur Vladimir Zlob, who was looking for a driver with a lorry, in touch with Oleg Antipov, the head of a transport company. The cargo the lorry was carrying was loaded with explosives and exploded on the Crimean Bridge. Bylin was taken into custody on charges of involvement in the terrorist attack. On 27 November 2025, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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