A soldier in Nalchik received a prison sentence for evading military service.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Adam Yevloyev to one year in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on September 24, 2022, parts 2.1, 3.1, and 5 of Article 337, concerning leaving a unit or place of service without permission during mobilization, were added to 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 or desertion.

A serviceman named Yevloyev was found guilty under Part 3.1 of Article 337 of the Russian Criminal Code, the Nalchik Garrison Military Court reported on its VKontakte page.

According to the court, Yevloyev failed to report for duty at his military unit at the appointed time on November 7, 2025, that is, during the mobilization period, without good reason.

"On November 18, Yevloyev voluntarily reported to the military investigative department in the village of Troitskaya in the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia, and from November 7 to 18, 2025, he spent his time at his own discretion at his place of residence," the court said. Publications.

At the court hearing, Yevloyev fully pleaded guilty to the crime charged against him. He was sentenced to one year of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.

The court's press service did not disclose the defendant's name. According to the case file on the court's website, the defendant is Adam Yevloyev. The case was submitted to the court on January 16, and the verdict was handed down on January 22.

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."