The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for being absent from his unit.
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Aslan Ansokov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of evading service.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on September 24, 2022, parts 2.1, 3.1, and part 5 of Article 337 regarding the unauthorized departure from 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.
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, Ansokov did not report for duty at the designated time in his military unit on April 23, 2026, the press service of the Nalchik garrison military court reported on its page on "VKontakte".
On June 7, he voluntarily appeared at the military commandant's office in North Ossetia, and from April 23 to June 7, 2026, Ansokov spent time at his discretion at his place of residence.
The Nalchik garrison military court found Ansokov guilty of failing to report for duty for more than one month . In addition, during the court hearings, it was revealed that the accused had already been convicted in 2025 for absence from his military unit. At that time, the court imposed a sentence of three years in prison conditionally with a probation period of two years.
Thus, the court imposed a final sentence of six years in prison based on the cumulative sentences. The convicted individual will serve the imposed term 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 Aslan Ansokov. The case was submitted to the court on August 10, and the sentence was delivered on August 19.
"Caucasian Knot" also reported that 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.