On May 3, 2016, Tyshchenko survived a severe car accident. When he was on a way from Lviv to Sumy with his girlfriend Snizhana Tisyeyeva (a biathlete who competes for Moldova) his car burned out. Artem had a concussion and Snizhana experienced burns. She needed surgery for which the national federation and fans donated money. It was presumed that Artem fell asleep while driving at 5 am and crashed into speed bumps and then into a tree. He recovered to compete the next season in IBU Cup only. He participated at 2017 Winter Universiade where he won bronze in mixed relay.