A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit without permission.

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A court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Nikita Khatkutov to eight years in prison, finding him guilty of prolonged unauthorized abandonment of his unit during mobilization.

As reported by Caucasian Knot, on September 24, 2022, Parts 2.1, 3.1, and 5 of Article 337, concerning 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. Tightening of laws after the announcement of mobilization led to harsher sentences for absence from a military unit.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a serviceman named Khatkutov, who was found guilty of evading military service during mobilization, according to a statement published on November 28 in the court's official VKontakte group.

According to investigators, Khatkutov failed to report for duty at his military unit on December 20, 2024. On July 24 of this year, he voluntarily reported to the military commandant's office in Mozdok. He pleaded guilty in court. It was also revealed that he had previously been convicted multiple times for two intentional serious crimes and nineteen moderately serious crimes, for which the convictions had not been expunged or expunged. The court sentenced him to eight years' imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony.

The case file on the court's website indicates that Nikita Khatkutov was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 5 of Article 337 of the Russian Criminal Code 1 . Khatkutov's interests were represented by two lawyers.

Previously, the "Caucasian Knot" reported that on November 25, a court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Ramazan Teunikov to a prison term, finding him guilty of repeatedly leaving his unit without leave during mobilization.

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, the military court in Maykop, having sentenced mobilized Vladimir Litenkov to five years in prison for leaving his unit without permission in June 2023, emphasized that "a partial mobilization has been declared in the Russian Federation, which was not completed at the time Litenkov committed the crime.".

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