Personal Information
- Birth date
- 10 июн. 1990 г. (35 years old)
- Special circumstances
- Ukrainian citizen, military servicemember
Vigovskiy Artyom Aleksandrovich (Vigovskiy Artem Oleksandrovich)
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Donetsk Oblast
- Detention date:
- 20 мая 2022 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 205.3 CC RF, Art. 205.4 CC RF Part 2
- Sentence:
- 19 years strict regime
- Estimated release date:
- 4 июл. 2025 г.
- Case categories:
- War-related, Occupied territories, POWs, Azov
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 15 мая 2024 г.
Case Description
On May 20, 2022, in the occupied Donetsk region, 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen and military serviceman of the Azov Regiment Artem Vigovsky was captured by Russian soldiers. It is known that until September 26 of the same year he was in IK-120 in Yelenovka, after which the man was transferred to SIZO-2 in Taganrog. A criminal case was opened against Vigovsky on charges of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization and assisting terrorist activities. The details of the charges are unknown. On August 12, 2024, the Southern District Military Court found Artyom Vigovsky guilty and sentenced him to 19 years in a strict regime penal colony. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force. On July 4, 2025, Artem Vigovsky was released during another prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
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