A soldier from Chita received 7 years in prison for desertion

In Chita, the court sentenced military officer Roman Evdokymov to seven years in a strict regime colony under the article on desertion during the mobilization period. This is reported by the Second Eastern District Military Court.

According to the investigation, on November 24 Evdokimov left his military unit in order to avoid fulfilling his duties. Two months later, he was detained by the police. The minimum term under this article is 5 years of imprisonment, the maximum is 15 years.

According to the database of the Chita City Court, the case was received by the judge on March 14, and the verdict was handed down on April 7. To consider the case, the court held three sessions, including the announcement of the verdict.

• In September 2022, Vladimir Putin signed a law on amendments to the Criminal Code, which increased prison terms for leaving the service during hostilities and mobilization. The first criminal case was initiated last December in Murmansk.
• On February 24, 2022, Russian troops invaded the territory of Ukraine. After a series of defeats at the front, in September 2022, the Russian authorities announced the beginning of mobilization, under which 300 thousand people were supposed to fall. According to “Mediazone”, as a result, about 500 thousand were mobilized.
• The mobilized have repeatedly complained about poor provision and ill-conceived actions of the command, which sends untrained soldiers to storm the fortified areas of the enemy.