Artem Kushakov
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 Kushakov's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community”. Sentence (February 17, 2026): 19 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 12, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
19 years
imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
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
July 13, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 19 years
Criminal case
Artem Kushakov's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community
- Case number
- 1-408/2026 (1-1358/2025;)
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Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman, served in the artillery. Taken prisoner no later than April 2022. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. In December 2025, the case was referred to court. On 17 February 2026, Kushakov was sentenced to 19 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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