Mobilized received 9 years for three desertions in Primorye

In Primorye, a military court sentenced a conscript to 9 years in a strict regime colony for three escapes from the unit. This is reported by “Kommersant” with reference to the data of the Fokinsky Garrison Court. The defendant admitted his guilt, explained that he had left a part due to the need to take care of his sick wife.

According to Kommersant, Andrey Dyvysenko, drafted in September as part of the mobilization, voluntarily left his post on November 19. On January 10, 2023, he voluntarily reported to the law enforcement agencies. Dyvysenko was sent to the hospital, from where he hid again on January 20. On February 4, the police found the private in his apartment and returned him to the unit, however, on February 16, he again voluntarily left its location. On March 17, he was detained again.

Dyvysenko admitted his guilt, and explained his desertion as the need to take care of his sick wife. The court came to the conclusion that his wife, indeed, underwent the operation in April 2022, but completed the rehabilitation course in the fall of 2022. In addition, relatives could take care of her. Dyvysenko’s defense will appeal the sentence, probably trying to reduce the sentence.

• 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 in December 2022 in Murmansk.
• Putin announced the mobilization of Russians for war with Ukraine at the end of September 2022. A little more than a month later, he announced that the mobilization was over, but he never signed the decree to that effect. Later, in response to a parliamentary request, the presidential administration confirmed that the decree on mobilization continues to apply.