Chernov Artyom Sergeevich

In the Moscow region, a criminal case for treason and assistance in sabotage activities was opened against Artem Chernov no later than January 2024. According to the investigation, the curator asked him to disable transport communication for money." Chernov did not do it with his own hands and hired performers, to whom he did not pay anything. It is claimed that Chernov, from May 24 to 29, 2023, organized four acts of sabotage in different subjects of the Russian Federation on behalf of the GUR of Ukraine: in St. Petersburg, the Leningrad Region, Moscow, and the Moscow Region. He recruited participants, transmitted coordinates of objects, conducted briefings, reported to the special services of the enemy state about what had been done, and received money for his services. The court placed the defendant in custody. On March 12, 2025, the Moscow City Court found Artem Chernov guilty and sentenced him to 14 years in a strict regime colony, 3 of which he must serve in a prison, and a fine of 10 thousand. rubles and restriction of freedom for 1.5 years. On June 10, 2025, the First Appellate Court left the sentence unchanged.