Artem Vigovsky
Artem Vigovsky, born 1990, Occupied territory of Donetska oblast. 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); “The case of Artem Vigovsky on his involvement in a terrorist community”. Sentence (August 12, 2024): 19 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Occupied territory of Donetska oblast · Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
19 years
imprisonment in a strict regime 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 4, 2025 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 19 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of Artem Vigovsky on his involvement in a terrorist community
- Case number
- 1-344/2024
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. He was allegedly captured on 20 May 2022. A case was brought against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities due to his involvement in the Azov battalion. On 12 August 2024, Vigovsky was sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime colony. On 4 July 2025, he was handed over to Ukraine as part of a prisoner exchange.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.