Quotes

A selection of significant statements from case materials: court reasoning, established facts, technical conclusions. Each quote includes a reference to its source in the case materials.

How the participant of the organized group was informed that the SIM card physically possessed by his co-conspirator Tyazhelykh D.V. was specifically used to register a Telegram account via the OnlineSim service has no legal significance.

— Southern District Military Court

Verdict, Nov 27, 2025

Key reasoning behind the conviction of Tyazhelykh D.V. — guilt was found without proven communication.

about defendants: Tyazhelykh D.V.
The partner (reseller) of OnlineSim LLC cannot choose or influence the choice of the client to whom a phone number will be given, nor can it influence which numbers are issued to a client.

— Southern District Military Court (per a specialist's conclusion)

Verdict, Nov 27, 2025

The court found that Tyazhelykh technically could not choose the client or influence the assignment of a specific number.

about defendants: Tyazhelykh D.V.
On 5 October 2022, 72 partners of OnlineSim LLC sold a total of 976 numbers for Telegram. Of these, only 4 were via SIM-unlim SIM cards (Tyazhelykh D.V.).

— Southern District Military Court

Verdict, Nov 27, 2025

The scale and anonymity of number issuance: only 4 of the 976 numbers issued that day are linked to Tyazhelykh, under random distribution.

about defendants: Tyazhelykh D.V.
Not all the defendants were acquainted with each other.

— Southern District Military Court

Verdict, Nov 27, 2025

An admission by the court that sits poorly with qualifying a stable organized group (Art. 35 Criminal Code).

Terchanyan A.K. illegally transported the IED disguised as construction polyethylene film cargo via the automotive customs checkpoint Sadakhlo, located in the Sadakhlo village of the Marneuli Municipality of the Kvemo Kartli Region of Georgia, and the customs post Bagratashen, located in the Bagratashen village of the Tavush Marz of the Republic of Armenia.

— Southern District Military Court

Indictment

The IED's smuggling route through Georgia and Armenia into Russia.

about defendants: Terchanyan A.K.
Azatyan A.S. and Azatyan G.S., acting on the orders of V.V. Maliuk and unidentified organizers of the crime, on October 6, 2022 arranged the unloading of the IED, illegally transported by Terchanyan A.K. for the purpose of committing the terrorist act and disguised as construction polyethylene film cargo, on the premises of LLC "Agro-business."

— Southern District Military Court

Indictment

The episode of unloading and storing the IED at the Armavir base.

A co-conspirator under the pseudonym "Ivan Ivanovich" via the instant messaging service Telegram informed about readiness to receive the IED.

— Indictment

Indictment

The key figure "Ivan Ivanovich" — an unidentified Ukrainian intelligence officer who coordinated the IED delivery.

Bylin A.G. was informed of the need to find a new instrument for the further transportation of the IED — a freight vehicle driven by a driver unaware of the criminal actions of the co-conspirators.

— Southern District Military Court

Indictment

Bylin's role in the logistics chain.

about defendants: Bylin A.G.
Antipov O.A., by placing a freight order through his own company LLC "TEK-34," organized the transport of the IED cargo from Armavir to the Republic of Crimea by a driver unaware of the criminal actions of the co-conspirators.
Zlob V.V. transmitted information about the IED cargo readiness to "Ivanych" via the Telegram messenger, coordinated transporters, and received detailed information about the cargo via instant messaging.

— Southern District Military Court

Indictment

about defendants: Zlob V.V.
Solomko R.I., acting in concert with other co-conspirators on the orders of unidentified organizers of the crime, coordinated the arrival of the IED cargo at the premises of LLC "Agro-business" in Armavir and transmitted orders to the executors.