A Russian court docket has sentenced Roman Ivanishin, a soldier from Sakhalin, to fifteen years in a most safety jail for surrendering to Ukrainian forces, Russian pro-state media outlet Kommersant reported on April 15, citing an undisclosed supply.
The case marks the primary recognized conviction in Russia for voluntary give up throughout the full-scale warfare towards Ukraine.
Ivanishin, who served within the thirty ninth Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, was captured by Ukrainian troops close to the village of Stepne on June 10, 2023.
The soldier was launched in January 2024 as a part of a prisoner trade involving 248 Russian service members. Upon his return, Russian authorities detained and charged Ivanishin with voluntary give up, an extra try to give up, and desertion.
The South Sakhalin Garrison Army Courtroom additionally stripped him of his rank of junior sergeant. Prosecutors had requested a 16-year sentence. Ivanishin pleaded not responsible and denied the costs.
The court docket convicted Ivanishin following 15 hearings. The proceedings had been closed to the general public, and particulars of the prosecution's case and the protection's arguments weren’t disclosed.
Ivanishin, a civilian mountain grasp earlier than his military service, had no prior army expertise.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy