October 20, 2026, 12:41 PMRSSRU

Artur Sarkisov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Artur Sarkisov, Moscow. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “The case of anti-war graffiti in Moscow”. Sentence (December 11, 2022): a fine. Status: at large.

In brief

Moscow · Moscow · Anti-war cases

Sentence

a fine

Verdict December 11, 2022

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, together with Daria Fadeeva and Sergey Yazikov, he painted on the building of the central heating station inscriptions "Za fascism :)" (for fasciZm), "Russian writer. Crushed. By Russian tanks in Prague. Z" and others, as well as an image of a peace symbol and a subversive machine, after which the building acquired a "disfigured appearance that offends public morality".

Latest event

December 11, 2022 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case of anti-war graffiti in Moscow

Criminal case

The case of anti-war graffiti in Moscow

Case number
01-0003/250/2022

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Житель Москвы. Против него возбудили дело о вандализме из-за антивоенных надписей на здании центрального теплового пункта. 12 декабря 2022 года Саркисова приговорили к штрафу, подробности неизвестны.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia

Other people prosecuted under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code

Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.

All 114 under this article →