Vasily Grigorievich Artemyev (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Артемьев) (born 24 July 1987) is a Russian rugby union player for CSKA Moscow.

Returning to his native Moscow (Zelenograd) in 2008, he joined professional club VVA and began representing Russia.

[citation needed] Vasily signed for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints for the 2011-2012 season, joining them after the conclusion of the 2011 World Cup.

On his début for the club he scored a hat-trick in the LV= Cup victory over Saracens,[2] before scoring two tries in his Premiership debut against Newcastle Falcons.

[3] He was a player for Russia, since 2009 to 2022, with 30 tries scored, 170 points on aggregate.