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Syryk Artem Petrovych

Date of birth: July 3, 1976 (49 years old)
citizenship: Украина
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:  19 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  February 18, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Syryk Artem Petrovych, born on July 3, 1976, a citizen of Ukraine and a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was taken prisoner in Mariupol on May 16, 2022. A Russian court sentenced him to 19 years’ imprisonment.