22:15, 11 August 2026

The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.

The Nalchik garrison military court sentenced serviceman Yusup Edokov to six years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of evading military service.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on September 24, 2022, parts 2.1, 3.1, and 5 of Article 337 regarding the unauthorized leaving of a unit or place of service during mobilization were introduced into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The amendments provide for imprisonment for up to 10 years. The tightening of legislation after the announcement of mobilization led to harsher sentences for absence from military units or desertion.

Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization on September 21, 2022. On October 28 of the same year, the Minister of Defense reported to the president about its completion, but no corresponding decree followed. Lawyers concluded that a presidential decree is not needed to complete partial mobilization, explained Putin's press secretary. At the same time, on December 12, 2023, a military court in Maykop emphasized in the sentence against a mobilized individual who left his unit in June 2023 that "partial mobilization has been declared in the Russian Federation, which was not completed at the time the crime was committed."

The Nalchik garrison military court issued a sentence against a serviceman with the last name Edokov, finding him guilty of committing a crime under part 5 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation , reports the court's press service on its page on "VKontakte".

The court established that Edokov did not report for duty at the military unit in the Rostov region at the appointed time during mobilization on February 18, 2026. On April 22, Edokov was found in the city of Prokhladny in Kabardino-Balkaria, and from February 18 to April 22, he spent time at his discretion at his place of residence.

During the court session, Edokov fully admitted his guilt in committing the crime attributed to him.

The court also established that prior to committing the crime against military service, Edokov had already been sentenced to imprisonment for serious crimes twice.

Thus, Edokov was sentenced to a total punishment of six years of imprisonment. The convicted individual will serve his sentence in a special regime correctional colony.

The court's press service did not specify the name of the convicted individual, but the criminal case file on the court's website lists Yusup Edokov. The case was submitted to the court on August 3, and the sentence was issued today.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the Nalchik garrison military court sentenced serviceman Amir Kostojev to five years in a colony, finding him guilty of unauthorized leaving of a unit.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425680