The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Danila Kopylov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of being absent from service for more than one month.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on September 24, 2022, parts 2.1, 3.1, and part 5 of article 337 regarding the unauthorized abandonment 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 has led to harsher sentences for absence from military units or desertion.
On September 21, 2022, Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization. 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 of a mobilized individual who left the unit in June 2023 that "partial mobilization has been announced in the Russian Federation, which was not completed at the time the crime was committed."
According to the case materials, Kopylov did not report for duty at the scheduled time in his military unit on August 12, 2025, the press service of the Nalchik garrison military court reported on its page on "VKontakte".
On June 4, 2026, he voluntarily reported to the military commandant's office in Mozdok, and from August 12, 2025, to June 4, 2026, Kopylov spent his time at his place of residence at his discretion.
The Nalchik garrison military court found Kopylov guilty of failing to report for duty for more than one month and sentenced him to five years of imprisonment. The convicted person will serve his sentence in a general regime colony.
The court's press service does not name the convicted individual, however, according to the criminal case card on the court's website, the serviceman is Danila Kopylov. The case was submitted to the court on August 3, and the sentence was delivered on August 13.
"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the court in Nalchik sentenced to five years and one month of imprisonment serviceman Artur Ulbashov for two absences from service during mobilization.