Artem Vyshniak
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
Case summary
Ukrainian serviceman. On 22 March 2023, a court in the occupied territory of the Donetsk region of Ukraine has sentenced him to 23 years imprisonment in a strict regime colony on charges of attempted murder of two or more persons motivated by hatred and hostility, use of prohibited means and methods in the occupied territory, intentional damage to other people's property by explosion, causing significant damage. A case was also opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist group in connection with his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion.
Others charged under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
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