A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for going AWOL.

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A military court in Nalchik sentenced Abdulla Umarov to one year in prison for leaving his military unit without permission and being absent for approximately a month.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, on September 24, 2022, Parts 2.1, 3.1, and 5 of Article 337, concerning unauthorized abandonment of a military unit or place of service during mobilization, were introduced into the Russian Criminal Code. The amendments provide for imprisonment for up to 10 years. Tighter legislation following the announcement of mobilization led to harsher sentences for absence from a military unit and desertion.

On December 23, the Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Umarov, finding him guilty of committing a crime under Part 3.1 of Article 337 of the Russian Criminal Code, the court's press service reported on its official VKontakte page.

According to investigators, on September 26, Umarov left his military unit stationed in Ingushetia without permission. He spent time at his own discretion at his place of residence until October 21, when he reported to the military investigative department in Mozdok. In court, Umarov pleaded guilty in full. As a result, he was sentenced to one year of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.

The case file on the court's website indicates that on December 23, Judge A.K. Malbakhov sentenced citizen Abdulla Umarov under Part 3.1 of Article 337 of the Russian Criminal Code, finding him guilty. Umarov's interests were represented in court by lawyers A.A. Aleshin and Marina Akhmetova.

As a reminder, on September 21, 2022, Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization. On October 28 of that year, the Minister of Defense reported to the president on its completion, but no corresponding decree followed. Lawyers have concluded that a presidential decree is not needed to end partial mobilization, Putin's press secretary explained.

Moreover, on December 12, 2023, the military court in Maykop, in its verdict against a mobilized soldier who left his unit in June 2023, emphasized that "a partial mobilization was declared in the Russian Federation, which was not completed at the time the crime was committed, .".