Artem Sakharov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Region
- Altai Krai
- City
- Barnaul
Case summary
Resident of Barnaul, participated in anti-war rallies. He left Russia in 2024 - by that time he had already been brought to administrative responsibility four times for anti-war statements and laying flowers after Navalny's death, and law enforcement officials threatened criminal prosecution.
In December 2025, it became known that he was put on a wanted list for repeated discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation and public justification of terrorism.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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