A serviceman from Barnaul who fought in Ukraine was found guilty of desertion for the third time in a year

The Barnaul Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Yevgeny Zelenkov in total to nine years in prison in the third criminal case of desertion (Part 3 of Article 338 of the Criminal Code). Taiga.Info drew attention to the court's decision.

The verdict was announced on April 18. As the court clarified, the reason for the case was two cases of the sailor's failure to appear for service at the appointed time during the period of mobilization. Both times he was absent for more than a month.

Screenshot of the website of the Barnaul Garrison Military Court

Previously, Zelenkov had already been sentenced under a similar article — on unauthorized abandonment of the unit, including absence from service for less than a month (part 3 of article 337 of the Criminal Code), more than a month (part 4 of article 337 of the Criminal Code) and during the period of mobilization (part 3.1 of article 337 of the Criminal Code). ).

The sailor's first case was considered in September last year. According to investigators, Zelenkov left the field camp in the first month after the start of the war, “wishing to take a break from military service and spend time with loved ones.” The court decision states that the serviceman took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Then he was assigned a year of restriction in military service.

The next sentence of two years and one month in a colony-settlement, taking into account the last unserved term, Zelenkov was handed down a month ago. As specified in the court, on August 4 he did not arrive at the military unit and was absent until September 5. Two days later, he again did not appear for service, and returned only on September 29.

Earlier, Mediazona estimated that since the beginning of the war, by the end of March, 536 criminal cases had been submitted to the courts, in which the clause on mobilization appears. We are talking about articles on unauthorized abandonment of units, unfulfilled orders, desertion and others. By March 22, 247 of them had already been sentenced.

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