Dmitrii Tiazhelykh
Dmitrii Tiazhelykh, born 1984, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Terrorist attack (involving the use of hazardous substances or causing the death of a person)); Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or…); “The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh”. Sentence (November 27, 2025): Life imprisonment with the first five years to be served in prison and the remainder of the term to be served in a… Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 7, 2025.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Life imprisonment with the first five years to be served in prison and the remainder of the term to be served in a special regime colony with a fine of 500,000 rubles.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Terrorist attack (involving the use of hazardous substances or causing the death of a person)
- Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices committed by an organized group of people
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he provided an unidentified person with a phone number to which a Telegram account was registered, "which was used by the perpetrator for covert communication and monitoring the movement of cargo".
Latest event
November 27, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 7, 2025
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh
Criminal case
The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh
- Case number
- 1-236/2025 (1-600/2024;)
Other defendants in the case
- Artem Azatian — Imprisoned
- Georgii Azatian — Imprisoned
- Oleg Antipov — Imprisoned
- Aleksander Bylin — Imprisoned
- Vladimir Zlob — Imprisoned
- Roman Solomko — Imprisoned
- Artur Terchanyan — Imprisoned
Thematic group: The case of the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion
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Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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