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Domshenko Artem Volodymyrovych

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Domshenko Artem Volodymyrovych

Date of birth: April 26, 1997 (29 years old)
Occupation: военная служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.4 ч. 2 ; 205.3
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  18 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  March 3, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Rostov Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Domshenko Artem Volodymyrovych was born on 26 April 1997, a citizen of Ukraine and a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the Azov brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. On 20 May 2022, he went missing and was taken prisoner in Mariupol.

On 3 March 2026, he was convicted under Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code (‘Participation in the activities of a terrorist community’) and Article 205.3 (‘Undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity’) and sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment.