Dmitrii Tiazhelykh
- Criminal Code
- Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Life imprisonment, Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2025-11-27
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Address for letters
- 344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Тяжелых Дмитрий Викторович, 1984 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 7 August 2025
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Case summary
A resident of Lipetsk, rented out virtual phone numbers. According to the investigation, he provided a phone number to those involved in the Crimean bridge bombing. According to Tiazhelykh himself, the number was provided not by him personally, but by the service "OnlineSim", with which he cooperated. He was placed in custody on charges of involvement in the terrorist attack. On 27 November 2025, Tiazhelykh was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Others charged under Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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