Artem Chesnokov
Artem Chesnokov, born 1990. Charges: Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code (Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes); Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); “Artem Chesnokov's case of participating in the activities of a terrorist group”. Sentence (June 17, 2025): 17 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 19, 2025; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Udmurtia.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
17 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld November 19, 2025
Charges
- Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code — Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
Latest event
November 19, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 17 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Artem Chesnokov's case of participating in the activities of a terrorist group
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Udmurtia
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
426034, Удмуртская Респ., г. Ижевск, ул. Базисная, д. 13, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Удмуртской Республике, Чесноков Артем Вячеславович, 1990 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. He was captured during the defence of Azovstal in 2022. He was prosecuted for participation in the activities of a terrorist ring and for receiving training to carry out terrorist activities. On 17 June 2025, Chesnokov was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime colony.
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- Ukraine
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