A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced Zalimkhan Baysultanov, a serviceman, to one year in prison for failing to report to his military unit at the appointed time during mobilization. As reported by the Caucasian Knot, on September 24, 2022, Article 337, Parts 2.1, 3.1, and 5, were amended to the Russian Criminal Code, covering unauthorized abandonment of a unit or place of service during mobilization. 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 or desertion.On March 25, the Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Baisultanov, 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.
The verdict states that Baisultanov failed to report for duty at his military unit on February 2, 2026, at the appointed time. On February 16, he voluntarily reported to the military investigative department in Mozdok. In court, the serviceman pleaded guilty in full. The court sentenced him to one year in a general regime penal colony.
The press service did not provide the convicted man's name. The case file on the court's website indicates his name is Zalimkhan Baysultanov. His case was submitted for consideration on March 18.
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, a 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."