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Timeline

Key events of criminal case No. 12202007703001265 — from the preparation of the crime in September 2022 to the verdict of the Southern District Military Court on November 27, 2025.

  1. Preparation of the IED in Georgia

    According to the prosecution, in September 2022 preparations began in Georgia to transport the IED disguised as construction film cargo.

    Грузия / Georgia

  2. Smuggling from Georgia to Russia

    Transport of the IED by A.K. Terchanyan through customs in Georgia and Armenia to the LLC "Agro-business" base in Armavir.

    Грузия → Армения → РФ

  3. Telegram registration via OnlineSim

    At 21:32 an unidentified client used the OnlineSim service to register a Telegram account.

    г. Липецк / Lipetsk

  4. IED arrives in Armavir

    The IED cargo arrived at the LLC "Agro-business" base in Armavir, unloading and temporary storage were organized.

    г. Армавир / Armavir

  5. Search for a new truck

    Reloading the IED onto a new truck and finding a driver unaware of the criminal nature of the cargo.

    Армавир → Симферополь / Armavir → Simferopol

  6. Explosion on the Crimean Bridge

    At 06:03 the truck exploded on the road section of the Crimean Bridge. Five people died.

    Крымский мост / Crimean Bridge

  7. Searches and seizures at the defendants

    Searches were conducted at the detained defendants, with seizure of devices and storage media. In particular, the search at D.V. Tyazhelykh was carried out as «urgent» under Art. 165(5) of the Criminal Procedure Code; a GSM gateway and 32 SIM cards were seized.

    Россия / Russia

  8. First detentions

    Detained: Solomko R.I., Zlob V.V., Azatyan A.S., Azatyan G.S., Terchanyan A.K.

  9. Detention of D.V. Tyazhelykh, A.G. Bylin, O.A. Antipov

    Tyazhelykh, Bylin and Antipov are detained and subsequently remanded in custody.

  10. Charges under Art. 205(2) of the Russian Criminal Code

    Tyazhelykh was charged under Art. 205(2)(a)(b)(c) of the Russian Criminal Code (up to 20 years imprisonment).

  11. Recharacterization to Art. 205(3)

    By investigator's order, Tyazhelykh's charges were recharacterized to Art. 205(3)(b) (up to 20 years or life).

  12. Case received by the Southern District Military Court

    The criminal case is received by the Southern District Military Court (Rostov-on-Don) for trial.

  13. Preliminary hearing

    Identification of defendants, explanation of rights, motions by the parties.

  14. Substantive hearing

    Examinations, written evidence.

  15. Substantive hearing

    Witness examinations, expert reviews.

  16. Closing arguments, final statements of defendants

    Closing arguments by the prosecution and defense, final statements of the defendants.

  17. Verdict of the Southern District Military Court

    All 8 defendants are found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. None of them pleaded guilty.

    г. Ростов-на-Дону / Rostov-on-Don