Artyom worked as an optician at the Optik plant in Lida. He studied at the Grodno Physics and Mathematics Lyceum and the Lida Polytechnic College. He was arrested on September 27, 2020, in connection with a mass riot and accused of participating in "radical" Telegram channels and intending to damage or destroy three Tabakerka newsstands.
In May 2022, Artyom was convicted again for participating in protests that took place in Lida in 2020.
He was released in July 2026.
